Frailty and quality of life for people with Alzheimer's dementia and mild cognitive impairment

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-54

  Mhaoláin, Aine M Ní ^a   Gallagher, Damien ^a   Crosby, Lisa ^a   Ryan, Deirdre ^a   Lacey, Loretto ^b   Coen, Robert F ^a   Coakley, Davis ^a   Walsh, J Bernard ^a   Cunningham, Conal ^a   Lawlor, Brian ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; frailty; mild cognitive impairment; quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHARACTER STATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMQOL PROXY SCORE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FRAILTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX;

EID: 84859319518     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317511435661     Document Type: Article

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