Differential diagnosis between dementia and depression: a study of efficiency increment

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1992, Pages 378-382

  Chaves, M L F ^a   Izquierdo, I ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

dementia; depression; diagnostic tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 0026625129     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb06032.x     Document Type: Article

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