Inappropriate sexual behaviors in dementia: A preliminary report

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-62

  Tsai, Shih Jen ^a   Hwang, Jen Ping ^a   Yang, Cheng Hong ^a   Liu, King Ming ^b   Lirng, Jiing Feng ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Veterans General Hospital Taipei ^*

Author keywords

Dementia; Inappropriate sexual behavior; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032945164     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199903000-00009     Document Type: Article

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