Review of 110 consecutive patients referred to a dementia clinic;Klinik for demensudredning -110 konsekutive patienter

Ugeskrift for Laeger

Volumn 159, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1246-1251

  Johannsen, Peter ^a   Ehlers, Use ^a   Abelskov, Kirsten E ^a   Gulmann, Nils Christian ^a   Christensen, Thorku ^a   Gjedde, Albert ^a   Jakobsen, Johannes K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 0031584789     PISSN: 00415782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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