Dementia time to death: A systematic literature review on survival time and years of life lost in people with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1034-1045

  Brodaty, Henry ^a,b   Seeher, Katrin ^a,b   Gibson, Louisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; death; dementia; life expectancy; mortality; survival

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; REVIEW; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84861088141     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002924     Document Type: Review

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