Staff perceptions of successful management of severe behavioral problems in dementia special care units

Dementia

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 105-124

  Foley, Kristie Long ^a   Sudha, S ^b   Sloane, Philip D ^c   Gold, Deborah T ^d  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; Alzheimer s disease; family; nursing home; SCU

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993736261     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301203002001998     Document Type: Article

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