Assessment of cognitive fluctuation in dementia: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 989-998

  Lee, David R ^a   Taylor, John Paul ^a   Thomas, Alan J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; attention; cognitive fluctuation; dementia; Lewy body

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCINFO; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84865865085     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2823     Document Type: Review

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