Hospital screening for dementia

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Johnson, Catherine ^c   Somes, Joan ^a   Malone, Joelyn ^b  

^a St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

^b Malone Consulting   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 37549039448     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000305134.35627.77     Document Type: Review

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