Managing disability and enjoying life: How we reframe dementia through personal narratives

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-235

  Beard, Renée L ^a   Knauss, Jenny ^b   Moyer, Don ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Dementia; Empowered identities; Enrichment; Narrative

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350023341     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2008.01.002     Document Type: Article

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