Obtaining evidence to inform practice and policy

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^b   Reed, Peter ^c   Sloane, Philip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Nursing homes; Person centered care; Quality of life; Residential care

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649910486     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALCAT.0000309010.54963.5a     Document Type: Article

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