Remembering to age successfully: Evaluation of a successful aging approach to memory enhancement

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-150

  Hohaus, Lydia ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Everyday memory; Memory enhancement; Memory training; Mnemonics; Old people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECALL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEACHING;

EID: 33845633670     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610206003760     Document Type: Article

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