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Memory aids as an augmentative and alternative communication strategy for nursing home residents with dementia

Michelle Bourgeois Department of Communication Disorders, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Katinka Dijkstra Department of Communication Disorders, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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Louis Burgio Department of Psychology and Applied Gerontology Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
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Rebecca Allen-Burge Department of Psychology and Applied Gerontology Program, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Pages 196-210 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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