The rate of decline in function in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages

  Mitnitski, Arnold B ^a   Graham, Janice E ^b   Mogilner, Alexander J ^c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c QEII Health Sciences Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032914104     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/54.2.M65     Document Type: Article

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