Symptomatic treatment of elderly patients with early Alzheimer's disease at a memory clinic

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Walstra, Gerard J M ^a   Teunisse, Saskia ^a   Van Gool, Willem A ^a   Van Crevel, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MORBIDITY; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030989102     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089198879701000107     Document Type: Article

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