Exercise rehabilitation on home-dwelling patients with Alzheimer disease: A randomized, controlled trial. Baseline findings and feasibility

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 338-343

  Pitkala, K H ^a   Raivio, M M ^a,b   Laakkonen, M L ^a,b,c   Tilvis, R S ^c,d   Kautiainen, H ^d,e,f,g   Strandberg, T E ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^c Helsinki City Health Center   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Central Finland Central Hospital   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g Medcare   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Exercise; Randomised controlled trial; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SPOUSE;

EID: 80755175830     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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