Sleep disturbances in dementia: What they are and what to do

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 9-14

  Rose, Karen M ^a   Lorenz, Rebecca ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; COMORBIDITY; COMPLICATION; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDERS;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 77955971666     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20100330-05     Document Type: Article

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