Cut-Point Definition of Agitation

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 15-23

  Shahar, Karen ^a   Snow, A Lynn ^a,b   Souchek, Julianne ^a   Ashton, Carol M ^a   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Medicine Departments ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioral symptoms; Dementia; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE;

EID: 1442310762     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v27n01_03     Document Type: Article

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