Subjective memory complaints of family members of patients with Alzheimer's disease and depression

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 78-83

  Heun, Reinhard ^a   Kockler, Martin ^a   Ptok, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Depression; First degree relatives; Spouses; Subjective memory complaints

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; ONSET AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS;

EID: 0037638971     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070679     Document Type: Article

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