Early development and progression of dementing illness in the elderly: A general-practice based study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 411-419

  Cooper, B ^a,b   Bickel, H ^a   Schaufele, M ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0029916789     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700034802     Document Type: Article

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