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Discomfort and agitation in older adults with dementia

BACKGROUND: A majority of patients with dementia present behavioral and psychological symptoms, such as agitation, which may increase their suffering, be difficult to manage by caregivers, and precipitate institutionalization. Although internal factors, such as discomfort, may be associated with agi...

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Autores principales: Pelletier, Isabelle Chantale, Landreville, Philippe
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2213647/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18034903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-27