Annualized functional change in Alzheimer's disease participants and normal controls

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 801-806

  Weiner, Myron ^a,b   Fields, Julie ^a   Hynan, Linda ^a   Cullum, C M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Direct measure; Functional abilities

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 50649106179     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040701750875     Document Type: Article

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