Concepts of mild memory impairment in the elderly and their relationship to dementia—a review

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 473-479

  Dawe, Bridget ^a   Procter, Andrew ^a   Philpot, Michael ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Guy's and Lewisham Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Benign senescent forgetfulness; mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMNESIA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE;

EID: 0026666996     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.930070704     Document Type: Article

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