Screaming and physical aggression in nursing homes

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 539-540

  Pomara, Nunzio ^a   Volavka, Jan ^a   Czobor, P'al ^a   Hernando, Raymundo ^a   Sidtis, John J ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LETTER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; STATISTICAL MODEL; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOICE;

EID: 33644691423     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200506000-00014     Document Type: Letter

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