Ascertaining dementia by expert panel in epidemiologic studies of nursing home residents

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 431-437

  Magaziner, Jay ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl Itkin ^a   German, Pearl S ^b   Kuhn, Kris ^a   May, Conrad ^a   Hooper, Frank ^a   Cox, Donna ^a   Hebel, J Richard ^a   Kittner, Steven ^a   Burton, Lynda ^b   Fishman, Paul ^d   Kaup, Bruce ^c   Rosario, Joana ^a   Cody, Mary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

aging; assessment; Dementia; epidemiologic methods; methodology; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0030248898     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(96)00065-8     Document Type: Article

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