Enhancing quality through staff training: The foundations of dementia care

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-137

  Bluethmann, Shelley Morrison ^a   Reed, Peter ^a  

^a ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Dementia; Quality care; Staff training

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649987345     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALCAT.0000317196.35945.fa     Document Type: Article

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