Laughter, communication problems and dementia

Communication and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-14

  Lindholm, Camilla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Communication problems; Conversation analysis; Dementia; Elderly; Laughter

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE;

EID: 77952982141     PISSN: 16121783     EISSN: 16133625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/cam.v5i1.3     Document Type: Article

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