Functional outcome in delusional Alzheimer disease patients: A systematic review

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 105-110

  Fischer, Corinne E ^a,b,d   Verhoeff, Nicolaas P L G ^b   Churchill, Katie ^a,b   Schweizer, Tom A ^a,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living, independent; Alzheimer's disease; Delusions; Dementia; Elderly; Function; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DELUSIONS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58349119387     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000194659     Document Type: Review

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