The influence of neuropsychiatric and functional changes on quality of life in Alzheimer's disease;A influência das alterações de comportamento e do desempenho funcional sobre a qualidade de vida na doença de Alzheimer

Dementia e Neuropsychologia

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Novelli, Marcia M P C ^a,b   Caramelli, Paulo ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregivers; Functional performance; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952918632     PISSN: 19805764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1980-57642010DN40100008     Document Type: Article

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