Massage in the Management of Agitation in Nursing Home Residents with Cognitive Impairment

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-117

  Holliday Welsh, Diane M ^a   Gessert, Charles E ^a   Renier, Colleen M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MASSAGE; NURSING HOME; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MASSAGE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 63349104397     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.06.016     Document Type: Article

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