Community mental health nursing and early intervention in dementia: Developing practice through a single case history

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6 B, 2004, Pages 57-67

  Keady, John ^a   Woods, Bob ^b,c,d   Hahn, Sue ^e   Hill, Jim ^d  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept Clin Psychol Older Adults ^*

^c Dementia Service Development Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case history; Community mental health nurse; Dementia; Early intervention; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 9344271118     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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