Silver alerts and the problem of missing adults with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-157

  Carr, Dawn ^a   Muschert, Glenn W ^a   Kinney, Jennifer ^a   Robbins, Emily ^a   Petonito, Gina ^a   Manning, Lydia ^a   Brown, J Scott ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Missing persons; Silver Alert; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952894600     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnp102     Document Type: Article

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