Which aspects of cognitive function are best associated with testamentary capacity in patients with Alzheimer's disease?

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 552-553

  Roked, Fayaz ^a   Patel, Abdul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PREDICTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WILLS;

EID: 44249109492     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1947     Document Type: Article

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