Effects of music in reducing disruptive behavior in a general hospital

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-44

  Helmes, Edward ^a   Wiancko, Donna C ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Disruptive behavior; Music; Single case study

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745476334     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390306291514     Document Type: Article

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