Changes in characteristics of Alzheimer patients at first visit to centers for dementia: A 10-year follow-up study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-161

  Rozzini, Luca ^a,b   Chilovi, Barbara Vicini ^a   Riva, Maddalena ^a   Rozzini, Renzo ^b,c   Boffelli, Stefano ^b,c   Trabucchi, Marco ^b   Padovani, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^c Gastroenterology Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer Evaluation Unit (UVA); Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive deterioration; Cronos Project

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960897207     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/6969     Document Type: Article

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