Learning by observation and guidance in patients with Alzheimer's dementia

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-304

  Van Tilborg, Ilse A D A ^a,b,c   Kessels, Roy P C ^c,d   Hulstijn, Wouter ^c,e  

^a GGZ Dimence   (Netherlands)

^b ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; dementia; guidance; learning; motor skill; Observation; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OBSERVATION; TRAINING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MOTOR SKILLS;

EID: 84856828024     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: 18786448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2011-0705     Document Type: Article

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