Risk factors of distress in Alzheimer's patients

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 253-258

  Zhou, Xiaolin ^a   Xu, Jie ^b,c   Zhao, Yongbo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI FIRST PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Distress; Factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 34548169964     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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