Effect of preference on distance walked by assisted living residents

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1-15

  Herbert, J D ^a,b,c   Greene, David ^a,b,c  

^a Mountain Menders LLC   (United States)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (United States)

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

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Choice; Motivation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOG; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 0035556317     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v19v04_01     Document Type: Article

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