A multidisciplinary team approach to managing Alzheimer's disease

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Beck, Cornelia K ^a,b,c   Cody, Marisue ^a,c   Zhang, Mingliang ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c Veterans Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FATIGUE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPICE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NURSING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECREATION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031917871     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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