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ERIC Number: EJ425316
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in State Mental Hospitals: Data from a Nationwide Survey.
Moak, Gary S.; Fisher, William H.
Gerontologist, v30 n6 p798-802 Dec 1990
Reports data from nationwide survey of state mental hospitals, providing exploratory look at patients with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders currently residing in state hospitals. Describes admissions trends, reasons for admission, and sources of referral. Discusses civil commitment of nursing home patients with dementing illnesses and place of the state hospital in continuum of care for these patients. (Author/NB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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