Information about medications may cause misunderstanding in older adults with cognitive impairment

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 298, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 46-51

  Zamarian, Laura ^a   Benke, Thomas ^a   Buchler, Max ^a   Wenter, Johanna ^a   Delazer, Margarete ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aging; Decisions; Dementia; Framing; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICINE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; READING;

EID: 77958150471     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2010.08.061     Document Type: Article

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