Impact of mild cognitive impairment on survival in very elderly people: Cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 315, Issue 7115, 1997, Pages 1053-1054

  Gussekloo, J ^a   Westendorp, R G J ^a   Remarque, E J ^a   Lagaay, A M ^a   Heeren, T J ^b   Knook, D L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030691822     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7115.1053     Document Type: Article

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