Dementia in long-term care

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 4, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Singer, Clifford ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347530500     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70403-X     Document Type: Article

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