Cholinesterase inhibitor treatment and urinary incontinence in Alzheimer's disease [2]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 800-801

  Starr, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PIPERIDINES; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 34247560894     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01143.x     Document Type: Letter

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