Behavioral disturbances in dementia: Finding the cause(s)

Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Braun, Ursula K ^a   Kunik, Mark E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; SERTRALINE;

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG MONITORING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCONTINENCE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NURSING HOME; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 10944263546     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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