Dementia patients who live alone: Research and clinical challenges

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1576-1577

  Soniat, Barbara A ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SELF CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ACCIDENTS; AGED; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4444227004     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52427.x     Document Type: Editorial

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