Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in an Indian population: Comparison between Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 87-93

  Pinto, C ^a   Seethalakshmi, R ^a,b  

^a BYL NAIR CHARITABLE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b The Voluntary Health Services Chennai   (India)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; BEHAV AD; Comparison; Cross sectional; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PHOBIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; RATING SCALE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645683046     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161020500311X     Document Type: Article

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