Evaluation of the best friends approach in adult day care

Alzheimer's Care Today

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-244

  Danner, Deborah D ^a   McGuire, Caitlin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best Friends model; Dementia care; Evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958043194     PISSN: 19363001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181fb8bb9     Document Type: Article

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