Memory rehabilitation techniques for people with early-stage dementia

Zeitschrift fur Gerontopsychologie und -psychiatrie

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-117

  Clare, Linda ^a   Wilson, Barbara A ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early stage Alzheimer's disease; Effortful processing; Errorless learning; Memory rehabilitation techniques

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY;

EID: 4344573155     PISSN: 10116877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1011-6877.17.2.109     Document Type: Article

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