The effects of music therapy on reducing agitation in patients with Alzheimer's disease, a pre-post study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1309-1310

  Zare, Maryam ^a   Ebrahimi, Azizeh Afkham ^a   Birashk, Behrooz ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; CONTENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LETTER; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MUSIC THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78649661344     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2450     Document Type: Letter

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