The Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Disorders in a Nursing Home Population

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 71-76

  Chandler, James D ^a   Chandler, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIC BRAIN SYNDROME; ORGANIC PSYCHOSYNDROME; PERSONALITY DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IOWA; NURSING HOMES; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 0024240907     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198878800100203     Document Type: Article

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