Verbal agitation in dementia: A manifestation of a need for comfort?

Advances in Psychology Research

Volumn 72, Issue , 2011, Pages 161-180

  Lemay, Marianne ^a   Landreville, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Discomfort; Pain; Sleep; Verbal agitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874143537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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