Bristol activities of daily living scale: A critical evaluation

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 669-676

  Bucks, Romola S ^a   Haworth, Judy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Assessment; Dementia; Functional ability

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRISTOL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING SCALE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036042709     PISSN: 14737175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2.5.669     Document Type: Review

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