JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 426-431 , September 2006

Effects of Continuous Activity Programming on Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

  • Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Aging Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD, 2337 Dekan Lane, Land O’Lakes, FL 34639.
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  • Joyce Simard, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Private Geriatric Consultant, Land O’Lakes, FL
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  • Jessica Heartquist Pupa, MS, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA.
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  • Rachel Medrek, MS, OTR/L

      Affiliations

    • E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA.
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  • Mary Ellen Riordan, MSW, LICSW

      Affiliations

    • E.N. Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA.

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PII: S1525-8610(06)00123-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2006.02.003

JAMDA
Volume 7, Issue 7 , Pages 426-431 , September 2006

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