From dementia fearful to dementia friendly: Be a champion in your Community

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3-5

  Lin, Shih Yin ^a   Becker, Marigrace ^b   Belza, Basia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Seattle Parks and Recreation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; FRIEND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEAR; FRIENDS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84915802641     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20141114-01     Document Type: Editorial

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