Effectiveness of music intervention on the quality of life of older people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2677-2687

  Lee, Yin Yi ^a   Chan, Moon Fai ^b   Mok, Esther ^c  

^a UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Music intervention; Nursing; Older people; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551475799     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05445.x     Document Type: Article

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