Family caregiver acceptance and use of environmental strategies provided in an occupational therapy intervention

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-20

  Corcoran, Mary A ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Environmental intervention; Family care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SKILL;

EID: 0035664372     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v19n01_01     Document Type: Article

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