Subjective memory complaints and cognitive impairment in older people

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 471-485

  Reid, Louise M ^a   MacLullich, Alasdair M J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase inhibitors; Cognition; Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Subjective memory complaints

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK;

AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750901642     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096295     Document Type: Review

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