A synopsis of the practice parameters on dementia from the American Academy of Neurology on the diagnosis of dementia

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Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-63

  Pitner, Janet K ^a   Bachman, David L ^b  

^a MedicalUniversity of South Carolina   (United States)

^b RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Geriatrics; Practice guidelines; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAMETER; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842305889     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2004.52     Document Type: Review

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