Towards a code of practice for effective communication with people with dementing illnesses

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 174-189

  Young, Tony ^a,c   Manthorp, Christopher ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EPIC Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Communication; Dementia; Person centeredness

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549095944     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X08330611     Document Type: Article

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