The effects of a comprehensive rehabilitation program of Alzheimer's Disease in a hospital setting

Behavioural Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-6

  Raggi, Alberto ^a,b   Iannaccone, Sandro ^b   Marcone, Alessandra ^b   Ginex, Valeria ^a   Ortelli, Paola ^b   Nonis, Alessandro ^a   Giusti, Maria Cristina ^b   Cappa, Stefano F ^a,b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's Disease (AD); Cognitive behavioural rehabilitation; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Reality Orientation Therapy (ROT)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33847400157     PISSN: 09534180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/782959     Document Type: Article

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