Introduction: Dementia care and quality of life in assisted living and nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 5-7

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Heck, Elizabeth ^c   Maslow, Katie ^c   Schulz, Richard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^c ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85088055023     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.5     Document Type: Editorial

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