From the garden to the table: Evaluation of a dementia-specific HT program

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 639, Issue , 2004, Pages 139-144

  Jarrott, S E ^a   Gigliotti, C ^a  

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

Author keywords

Activities; Alzheimer's disease; Care giving; Horticultural therapy; Institutional care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747781054     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.639.16     Document Type: Conference Paper

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