Prevalence and correlates of aggressive behaviours occurring in patients with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 484-487

  Eastley, Rebecca ^a,b   Wilcock, Gordon K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Alzheimer's disease; Assault; Behaviour; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPRAXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0030913058     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199704)12:4<484::aid-gps526>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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