Assessment of active music participation as an indication of subsequent music making engagement for persons with midstage dementia

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-40

  Clair, Alicia Ann ^a   Mathews, R Mark ^a   Kosloski, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver implementation; Dementia; Engagement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RHYTHM; SINGING;

EID: 13544268709     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750502000105     Document Type: Article

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