Cognitive performance and quality of life in a sample of 220 nondemented elderly people

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL.1, 1998, Pages 373-380

  Padoani, W ^a   Dello Buono, M ^a   Marietta, P ^a   Scocco, P ^a   Zaghi, P C ^a   De Leo, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive performance in the elderly; LEIPAD questionnaire; MMSE; Quality of life assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANXIETY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031662017     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(98)80054-x     Document Type: Article

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