An observational assessment of a dementia-specific horticultural therapy program

HortTechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-410

  Jarrott, Shannon E ^a   Hye, Ran Kwack ^a   Relf, Diane ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities; Adult day service programs; Dementia; Elderly adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036071482     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.12.3.403     Document Type: Article

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