Measuring functional performance in persons with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 949-950

  Hauer, Klaus ^a   Oster, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTENTION; CUES; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 43249113830     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01649.x     Document Type: Letter

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