Gardening and dementia [1]

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 796-797

  Larner, A J ^a  

^a WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CASE REPORT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GARDENING; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23844543795     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1345     Document Type: Letter

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