Three years survival in patients with a clinical diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 267-273

  Walker, Zuzana ^a,e   Allen, Ruth L ^b   Shergill, Sukhwinder ^c   Mullan, Eleanor ^d   Katona, Cornelius L E ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Amyand House Day Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^e St Margaret's Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia with Lewy bodies; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL TIME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034067370     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200003)15:3<267::AID-GPS107>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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