The importance of getting back to nature for people with dementia

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 17-22

  Bossen, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NATURAL SCIENCE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MOBILITY LIMITATION; NATURE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77955886977     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100111-01     Document Type: Article

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