Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 12-20 , February 2006

Social Interaction, Premorbid Personality, and Agitation in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

  • Ann Kolanowski

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ann Kolanowski, PhD, RN, FAAN, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802-3506.
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  • Mark Litaker

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 This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health (R15 NR 08148) awarded to the first author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2005.08.006

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 12-20 , February 2006

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