Health contract calendars: A tool for health professionals with older adults

Gerontologist

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-239

  Haber, David ^a   Looney, Carol ^b  

^a School of Allied Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior management; Health behavior change; Provider client relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALCULATION; COGNITION; CONTRACT; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL LEARNING;

EID: 0034064478     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/40.2.235     Document Type: Article

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