A new look at episodes of mistaken identity: Opportunities for preserving personhood

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 641-647

  Dran, David S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mistaken identity; Personhood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LAWYER; PERSONHOOD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; ROLE PLAYING; SOLDIER; VIGNETTE;

EID: 53549085691     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464808323450     Document Type: Article

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