A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Differing Types and Difficulty of Music Activities in Programming for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

Journal of Music Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-123

  Hanson, Natalie ^a,b,c   Gfeller, Kate ^a,b   Woodworth, George ^a,c   Swanson, Elizabeth A ^a,d   Garand, Linda ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Dept of Speech Pathol and Audiol

^c Dept of Speech Pathol and Audiol ^*  (United States)

^d Dept of Stat and Actuar Sciences ^*

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EID: 0002702571     PISSN: 00222917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmt/33.2.93     Document Type: Review

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