Gender differences in the treatment of behavior problems in Alzheimer's disease

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 427-432

  Ott, Brian R ^a,b,c   Lapane, Kate L ^b   Gambassi, Giovanni ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

AD; Behavior; Dementia; Gender; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034711733     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.2.427     Document Type: Article

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