The ability of persons with Alzheimer disease (AD) to make a decision about taking an AD treatment

Neurology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1514-1519

  Karlawish, J H T ^a,c,d,e,g   Casarett, D J ^a,b,d   James, B D ^a,c   Xie, S X ^a,c,e   Kim, S Y H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Alzheimer's Disease Center   (United States)

^d Center for Bioethics   (United States)

^e Ctr Clin Epidemiol Biostatist   (United States)

^f Prog Improving Hlth Care Decisions   (United States)

^g Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 18144383893     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000160000.01742.9D     Document Type: Review

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