Green care farms promote activity among elderly people with dementia

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-389

  de Bruin, Simone R ^a   Oosting, Simon J ^a   Kuin, Yolande ^b   Hoefnagels, Erica C M ^b   Blauw, Ypie H ^a   de Groot, Lisette C P G M ^a   Schols, Jos M G A ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities; Dementia; Elderly people; Green care farms; Regular day care services

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952679668     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763890903327275     Document Type: Article

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