Ballroom dance as therapy for the elderly in Brazil

American Journal of Dance Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-142

  Lima, Maristela Moura Silva ^a   Vieira, Alba Pedreira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ballroom dance; Brazil; Dance; Elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 35648975468     PISSN: 01463721     EISSN: 15733262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10465-007-9040-9     Document Type: Article

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