It's a problem for other people, because I am seen as a nuisance: Hearing the voices of people with dementia

Alzheimer's Care Quarterly

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-25

  Roger, Kerstin Stieber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dignity; End of life; Family; Personhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846442071     PISSN: 15253279     EISSN: 15503240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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