Talking Mats: The effectiveness of a low technology communication framework to help people with dementia express their views

Journal of Assistive Technologies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 30-34

  Murphy, Joan ^a   Gray, Cindy ^a   Cox, Sylvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Caregivers; Communication; Dementia; Inclusion; Low technology; The Talking Mats framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993102050     PISSN: 17549450     EISSN: 20428723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17549450200700017     Document Type: Review

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