Changes in vitamin E prescribing for Alzheimer patients

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 621-624

  Dysken, Maurice W ^a   Kirk, Laura Nelson ^a   Kuskowski, Michael ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Heart failure; Mortality; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 68049115741     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181a31fcf     Document Type: Article

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