Resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities: An understudied problem

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 77-87

  Rosen, Tony ^a   Pillemer, Karl ^b   Lachs, Mark ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Dementia; Epidemiology; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGITATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CRIME; FAMILIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING STAFF; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 43049106065     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2007.12.001     Document Type: Review

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