Angels of the Night: Evening and Night Patrols for Homebound Elders in Sweden

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 761-765

  Malmberg, Bo ^a,b,c   Ernsth, Marie ^b   Larsson, Birgitta ^b   Zarit, Steven H ^b,c  

^a Institute of Gerontology   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives to institutionalization; Community long term care; Home care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN DISEASE; SWEDEN; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0142180974     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.5.761     Document Type: Article

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