Innovative family and technological interventions for encouraging leisure activities in caregivers of persons with alzheimer's disease

Activities, Adaptation and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-97

  Argüelles, Soledad ^a   von Simson, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Barriers; Caregiving; Family intervention; Leisure; Technological intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016239977     PISSN: 01924788     EISSN: 15444368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J016v24n02_06     Document Type: Article

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