Pain and dementia: An overview of the literature

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-226

  McAuliffe, Linda ^a   Brown, Donna ^b   Fetherstonhaugh, Deirdre ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Older people; Pain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NURSING; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PAIN; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84868136018     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2012.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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