Computer-based cognitive intervention for dementia: Preliminary results of a randomized clinical trial

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 29, Issue 3 SUPPL. B, 2007, Pages

  Galante, E ^a   Venturini, G ^a   Fiaccadori, C ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive decline; Computer assisted rehabilitation; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTERS; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39449095745     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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