Development of a functional measure for persons with Alzheimer's disease: The disability assessment for dementia

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 471-481

  Gélinas, Isabelle ^a   Gauthier, Louise ^a   McIntyre, Maria ^b   Gauthier, Serge ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living evaluation; Dementia; Reliability of tests

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033193134     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.5.471     Document Type: Article

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