Dance and movement therapeutic methods in management of dementia: A randomized, controlled study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 771-772

  Hokkanen, Laura ^a   Rantala, Leena ^b   Remes, Anne M ^c   Härkönen, Birgitta ^d   Viramo, Petteri ^c   Winblad, Ilkka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d University College of Dance   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; MUSIC THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DANCING; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41549114610     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01611.x     Document Type: Letter

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