Measuring functional competence in older persons with Alzheimer's disease

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-38

  Doble, Susan E ^a   Fisk, John D ^a,b   MacPherson, Kathleen M ^a   Fisher, Anne G ^c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030920311     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610297004171     Document Type: Article

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