Alzheimer's disease and mortality in Japan

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Shibata, Nobuto ^a   Arai, Heii ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DONEPEZIL; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; BRADYKINESIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSTIPATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPHAGIA; EDITORIAL; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SYMPTOM; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HYPOSALIVATION; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR;

EID: 63849104447     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2009.00273.x     Document Type: Editorial

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