Meeting community-dwelling older adults' needs through community education programs

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 53-64

  Painter, Jane ^a   Elliott, Sharon ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Therapeutic Life Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Fall prevention; Memory; Occupational therapy; Well elderly

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MARKETING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 15044349244     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v22n04_05     Document Type: Article

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