Cognitive impairment, dementia and quality of life in patients and caregivers

Acta Neurologica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 24-34

  Kurz, X ^a   Scuvee Moreau, J ^a   Vernooij Dassen, M ^b   Dresse, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0037357252     PISSN: 03009009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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