Agitation in Chinese elderly: Validation of the Chinese version of the Cohen-Mansfield agitation inventory

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 325-335

  Choy, Caroline Nga Pui ^a   Lam, Linda Chiu Wa ^a   Chan, Wai Chi ^b   Li, Sin Wah ^b   Chiu, Helen Fung Kum ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CASTLE PEAK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035180891     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610201007712     Document Type: Article

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