Activity Therapy as a Vehicle for Resetting the Biological Rhythm in Adults with Alzheimer's Disease

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Vance, David E ^a   Cowan, Rebekah N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Environmental cues; Light therapy; Sleep wake cycle; Sundowning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449311568     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v28n01_01     Document Type: Article

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