Effects of residence in Alzheimer disease special care units on functional outcomes.
- 22 October 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Jama-Journal Of The American Medical Association
- Vol. 278 (16), 1340-1344
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1997.03550160060039
Abstract
Alzheimer disease special care units (SCUs) in nursing homes are increasingly prevalent, but little is known about their effects on residents' outcomes.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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