Observations of the experiences of people with dementia on general hospital wards

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 453-465

  Norman, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute hospital; constraint; dementia; interaction; observations; rvealisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990378608     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987106065684     Document Type: Article

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