Changes in long-term care for elderly people with dementia: A report from the front lines in British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Social Work in Long Term Care

Volumn 2, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 355-371

  Gnaedinger, Nancy ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia care; Front line workers; Resident centred care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603199     PISSN: 15332624     EISSN: 15332632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J181v02n03_12     Document Type: Article

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