Literature review behaviour rating scales for older people with dementia: Which is the best for use by nurses?

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 166-172

  Neville, Christine C ^a   Byrne, Gerard J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 33645660084     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb00381.x     Document Type: Article

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