Cognitive rehabilitation of patients with dementia: A review of the effectiveness of learning mnemonics

International Journal of Rehabilitation and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-283

  Ford, Sutapa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive rehabilitation; Dementia; Implicit memory; Learning mnemonics

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION;

EID: 0030426493     PISSN: 10689591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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