The Use of Estrogen to Decrease Aggressive Physical Behavior in Elderly Men with Dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1110-1112

  Kyomen, Helen H ^a,e   Nobel, Kenneth W ^b,c   Wei, Jeanne Y ^d,e,f,g  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; HALOPERIDOL; LORAZEPAM; MOLINDONE; THIORIDAZINE; TRAZODONE;

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0025840340     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1991.tb02878.x     Document Type: Article

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