Dementia: Toward contextual understanding

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1703-1707

  Jacob, K S ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; AGING; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDIA; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84866715406     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610212001263     Document Type: Review

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