Dementia is a major predictor of death among the Italian elderly

Neurology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 709-713

  Baldereschi, Marzia ^a   Di Carlo, A ^a   Maggi, S ^a   Grigoletto, F ^b   Scarlato, G ^b   Amaducci, L ^a   Inzitari, D ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b CNR PF Invecchiamento ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033541147     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.52.4.709     Document Type: Article

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