Compositional elements in the art of individuals with alzheimer's-type dementia

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 95-106

  Seifert, Lauren S ^a   Drennan, Barbara M ^a   Baker, Melinda K ^b  

^a MALONE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Alzheimer's disease; Art

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649117838     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v25n03_07     Document Type: Article

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