Language-enriched exercise plus socialization slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-77

  Arkin, Sharon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; CERAD; Cognitive decline; Cognitive training; Language training; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MOOD; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SOCIALIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847363137     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317506295377     Document Type: Article

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