Limitations in the current classification systems for dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages

  Chiu, Edmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NOMENCLATURE;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 33644824275     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205001924     Document Type: Review

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