Communication with people with dementia: How effective is training?

Journal of Dementia Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 35-38

  Bryan, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEMORY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELATIVE; STAFF TRAINING; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 33751029721     PISSN: 13518372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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