Charades as cognitive aids for individuals with probable alzheimer’s disease

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 3-14

  Seifert, Lauren S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s; Charades; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; GAME; GESTURE; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 0033384376     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v20n04_02     Document Type: Article

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