Sundown syndrome: A systematic review of the literature

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 294-303

  Yevchak, Andrea M ^a   Steis, Melinda R ^b   Evans, Lois K ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Health Nurse   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS;

EID: 84868124206     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20120906-04     Document Type: Review

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