Geriatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2003

Practice guidelines for recreation therapy in the care of people with dementia (CE)

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PII: S0197-4572(02)09019-5

doi: 10.1067/mgn.2003.19

Geriatric Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 18-25 , January 2003