Quality of life in patients with Alzheimer's disease as reported by patient proxies

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1342-1347

  Albert, S M ^a,d   Del Castillo Castaneda, C ^a   Sano, M ^a   Jacobs, D M ^a   Marder, K ^a   Bell, K ^a   Bylsma, F ^b   Lafleche, G ^c   Brandt, J ^b   Albert, M ^c   Stern, Y ^a  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GESTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10344252270     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01405.x     Document Type: Article

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