## Abstract ## Objective To study the effects of introducing a nursing guideline on depression in residents with dementia of psychogeriatric nursing home wards. ## Methods A multiβcenter controlled clinical trial with randomization at ward level was used to study the effects of the guideline int
The effects of a nursing guideline on depression in psychogeriatric nursing home residents1)
β Scribed by Bea Tiemens
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1572-2082
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