Dementia and suffering in nursing homes

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 49-68

  Bird, Michael ^a,b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southern Area Mental Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Challenging behaviour in dementia; Nursing staff distress; Quality of life; Residential care; Staff supervision and support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889288261     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v13n03_04     Document Type: Article

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