Acquisition and long-term retention of a gross motor skill in Alzheimer' s disease patients under constant and varied practice conditions

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages

  Dick, Malcolm B ^a   Shankle, Rodman W ^a   Beth, Richard E ^b   Dick Muehlke, Cordula ^c   Cotman, Carl W ^a   Kean, Mary Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c Adult Day Services of Orange County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0029918335     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/51B.2.P103     Document Type: Article

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