The influence of cognitive rehabilitation on cognitive competence in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-178

  Orešnik, Milan ^a  

^a DSO Kamnik ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease(AD); Cognitive rehabilitation; Non pharmacological treatment

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ART THERAPY; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; REMEDIAL TEACHING;

EID: 47849089390     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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