The frequency and clinical course of cognitive impairment in patients with terminal cancer

Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 835-842

  Pereira, Jose ^a,b   Hanson, John ^a   Bruera, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b GREY NUNS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer; cognitive impairment; delirium; Mini Mental State Examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 0031038731     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970215)79:4<835::aid-cncr21>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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