Le syndrome de Diogène: Une entité gériatrique

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 812-817

  Roberge, Roger F ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYNDROME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0032042543     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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