The impact of behavioral impairment of functional ability in Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 307-316

  Green, Cynthia R ^a,c   Marin, Deborah B ^a,b   Mohs, Richard C ^a,b   Schmeidler, James ^a   Aryan, Mosen ^a   Fine, Elizabeth ^a   Davis, Kenneth L ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Behavioral disturbance; Functional impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; STATISTICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032923235     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199904)14:4<307::AID-GPS908>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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