Early onset dementia: Clinical and social aspects

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 631-636

  Werner, Perla ^a   Stein Shvachman, Ifat ^a   Korczyn, Amos D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clinical; Dementia; Early onset; Societal

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 69549116264     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209009223     Document Type: Review

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