Relationship of aggressive behavior to other neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 243-247

  Aarsland, Dag ^a   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^b   Yenner, Gersev ^b   Miller, Bruce ^b  

^a Psychiatric Hospital in Rogaland   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELUSION; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0030050043     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.2.243     Document Type: Article

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