An Evidence-based Clinical Approach to the Diagnosis of Dementia

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 740-748

  Chong, Mei Sian ^a   Sahadevan, S ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aged; Cognitive disorders; Human

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 1042268093     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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