Reduced feedback: Motor learning strategy in persons with alzheimer's disease

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-138

  Rice, Martin S ^a   Fertig, Patricia A ^b   Maitra, Kinsuk K ^c   Miller, Barbara Kopp ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^b Saint Francis Health Care Center   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Dementia; Motor learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249090505     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703180802237715     Document Type: Article

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