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Wandering Behavior and Attempted Exits Among Residents Diagnosed with Dementia-Related Illnesses: A Qualitative Approach

Joan I. Dickinson MS and IIDA and IDEC Texas Tech University, Department of Merchandising, Environmental Design and Consumer Economics, 212 Human Sciences, Box 41162, Lubbock, TX, 79409-1162 E-mail: [email protected]
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Joan McLain-Kark PhD and IDEC Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Housing, Interior Design, and Resource Management, 240 Wallace Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0424 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 23-34 | Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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