What's different about a special care unit for dementia patients? A comparative study

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 16-23

  Mathew, Laura ^a   Sloan, Philip ^a   Kilby, Michael ^a   Flood, Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84972638621     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331758800300212     Document Type: Article

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