Family and staff perceptions of the impact of the long-term care environment on leisure

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 294-308

  MacDonald, Kristen C ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Family; Leisure

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FAMILY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE;

EID: 33846306733     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013614-200610000-00005     Document Type: Article

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