Evaluation of dementia: A systematic study of the usefulness of the American Academy of Neurology's Practice Parameters

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 925-935

  Chui, Helena ^a,b,c   Zhang, Qian ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Southern California Alzheimer Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Center   (United States)

^c RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030701559     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.4.925     Document Type: Article

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