Are joint contractures in patients with alzheimer's disease preventable?

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Jamshed, Namirah ^a   Schneider, Edward L ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BODY POSITION; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77956931692     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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