Problem behavior in the last year of life: Prevalence, risks, and care receipt in older Americans

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 590-595

  Bedford, Susan ^a   Melzer, David ^b   Guralnik, Jack ^c  

^a CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral symptoms; Care receipt; Dementia; Mental disorders; Older; Problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRANQUILIZER;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGING; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANGER; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035009849     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49119.x     Document Type: Article

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