Dementia and wandering behaviour in long-term care facilities

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-52

  Silverstein, Nina M ^a   Flaherty, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Environment; Long term care; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038265447     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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