Development of a curriculum for long-term care nurses to improve recognition of depression in dementia

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 647-667

  Williams, Christine L ^a   Molinari, Victor ^b   Bond, Jennifer ^b   Smith, Michael ^c   Hyer, Kathryn ^d   Malphurs, Julie ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Stein Gerontological Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33746857683     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270500494113     Document Type: Article

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