Improving Dementia Care in Assisted Living Residences: Addressing Staff Reactions to Training
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عنوان ژورنال: Geriatric Nursing
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0197-4572
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2008.07.002