Activity calendars for older adults with dementia: What you see is not what you get

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 215-226

  Buettner, Linda L ^a,b   Fitzsimmons, Suzanne ^b  

^a Interdisc Center for Positive Aging   (United States)

^b FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity calendars; Dementia, leisure preferences; Functioning; Recreational therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING; NURSING HOME; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 0041465813     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750301800405     Document Type: Article

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