Subjective memory complaints and clinical characteristics in elderly Koreans: A questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1400-1405

  Park, Moon Ho ^a   Min, Joo Young ^a   Min, Ha Yeoung ^b   Lee, Hong Jae ^c   Lee, Dae Hie ^a   Song, Mi Sook ^d  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^c Bundang Public Health Center   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Korean; Subjective memory complaints

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34548815408     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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