Geriatric Nursing
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 300-308 , September 2006

Health Professionals’ Perspectives of Providing Care to People with Dementia in the Acute Setting: Toward Better Practice

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doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.013

Geriatric Nursing
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