Comparison of clinic-based home assessment to a home visit in demented elderly patients

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 145-153

  Ramsdell, Joe W ^a,b   Jackson, J Edward ^a   Guy, Harold J B ^a   Renvall, Marian J ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; Health services for the aged; Home assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIABILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY;

EID: 4444347503     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000137863.90007.ec     Document Type: Article

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