The clinical and rehabilitative complexity in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): Experience on a random sample of elderly patients dwelling in an RSA (" Residenza Sanitaria Assistita" ) of Catania

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Santangelo, Antonino ^a   Testai', Manuela ^a   Albani, Salvatore ^a   Mamazza, Grazia ^a   Pavano, Salvatore ^a   Zuccaro, Carmela ^a   Atteritano, Marco ^b   Berretta, Massimiliano ^c   Tomarchio, Marcello ^a   Maugeri, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

" Residenza Sanitaria Assistita" (RSA); Complexity of the DLB patients; Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB); Rehabilitation of elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; ITALY; LEWY BODY DISEASE; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 77953291996     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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