Behavior-analytic research on dementia in older adults

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 687-691

  Trahan, Maranda A ^a   Kahng, Sungwoo ^a   Fisher, Alyssa B ^a   Hausman, Nicole L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; Alzheimer's disease; behavioral gerontology; dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HUMANS;

EID: 84856179017     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: 19383703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2011.44-687     Document Type: Article

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