Dancing away dispiritedness: Dance, both social and therapeutic, improves more than physical and mental function in the elderly

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Libster, Martha ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750488459     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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