Commentary on "Health economics and the value of therapy in Alzheimer's disease." Quality of life in dementia: Development and use of a disease-specific measure of health-related quality of life in dementia

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 166-171

  Banerjee, Sube ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34249743746     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.04.384     Document Type: Note

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