Symptoms of dementia among adults with Down's syndrome: A qualitative study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 726-739

  Deb, S ^a   Hare, M ^b   Prior, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carer's perspective; Dementia; Down'ssyndrome; Qualitative study; Screening instrument; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; DOWN SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SKILL; SLEEP DISORDER; SPEECH; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34248153904     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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