Prognosis and vascular co-morbidity in dementia a historical cohort study in general practice

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-150

  Meerman, L ^b   Van De Lisdonk, E H ^a   Koopmans, R T C M ^a   Zielhuis, G A ^a   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b University Hospital Nijmegen ^*

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Dementia; General practice; Prognosis; Survival

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENDER; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 38949154069     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982568     Document Type: Article

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