Use of proxies to measure health and functional outcomes in effectiveness research in persons with Alzheimer disease and related disorders

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages 168-174

  Magaziner, Jay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Gerontology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Alzheimer disease; Cognitive impairment; Epidemiologic methods; Interviews; Outcomes research

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031473002     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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