Functional and cognitive differences between cognitively-well people and people with dementia

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 466-471

  Robinson, Susanna E ^a,b   Fisher, Anne G ^c  

^a St Martin's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032710136     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802269906201007     Document Type: Article

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