Prevalence and therapeutic management of dementia in nursing homes in Asturias (Spain);Prevalencia y manejo terapéutico de la demencia en centros residenciales para la tercera edad del Principado de Asturias

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-33

  Gutiérrez Rodríguez, José ^a   Jiménez Muela, Francisco ^b   Alonso Collada, Arsenio ^c   De Santa María Benedet, Lucía Saenz ^a  

^a Centro Sociosanitario Larrañaga   (Spain)

^b Organismo ERA   (Spain)

^c Residencia San Pancracio   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cognitive decline; Dementia; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

EID: 62149090555     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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