Instruments to measure behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: Changing use over time

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-435

  Van Der Linde, Rianne M ^a   Stephan, Blossom C M ^b   Dening, Tom ^c   Brayne, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FULBOURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LETTER; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84874694581     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3856     Document Type: Letter

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