Longitudinal assessment of deficit unawareness in Alzheimer's disease

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 197-202

  Vasterling, Jennifer J ^a,b   Seltzer, Benjamin ^a,b   Watrous, Wendy E ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Awareness impairment; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0030885106     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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