Aimless excursions: Wandering in the elderly

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 608-618

  Wick, Jeannette Y ^a   Zanni, Guido R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alarm system; Dementia; Elderly; Hypothermia; Long term care; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LANDSCAPING; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33845325328     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2006.608     Document Type: Review

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