Clinical diagnoses and disability in cognitively impaired older persons

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 411-422

  Cullen, John S ^a   Grayson, David A ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Disability; Elderly; Neurodegenerative diseases

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYNDROME; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; SELF REPORT; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STROKE;

EID: 0029893299     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199605)11:5<411::AID-GPS306>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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