Late life depression and dementia

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 238-241

  Reichman, William ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; DIAZEPAM; DONEPEZIL; FLUOXETINE; GALANTAMINE; LORAZEPAM; MIRTAZAPINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE; RIVASTIGMINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANCER; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATIGUE; GAIT DISORDER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EVENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0041835901     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(03)00048-9     Document Type: Article

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