Commentary on "Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease." A Canadian perspective

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-332

  Gauthier, Serge ^a   Patterson, Christopher ^b   Gordon, Michael ^c   Soucy, Jean Paul ^d   Schubert, François ^e   Leuzy, Antoine ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Diagnostic criteria; Ethical considerations

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEMORY; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79956112875     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2011.03.006     Document Type: Article

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