COGNOS: Care for people with cognitive dysfunction: A national observational study

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-132

  Mets, Tony ^a   De Deyn, Peter P ^b,c   Pals, Philippe ^d   De Lepeleire, Jan ^e   Vandewoude, Maurits ^f   Ventura, Manfredi ^g   Ivanoiu, Adrian ^h   Albert, Adelin ⁱ   Seghers, An Katrien ^j  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d AZ St Maarten   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f Campus St Elisabeth   (Belgium)

^g Service des urgences Grand Hôpital de Charleroi   (Belgium)

^h CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^j PFIZER INC   (United States)

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Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Anamnestic Comparative Self Assessment; care management; specialist

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CAREGIVER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIST; NURSING HOME; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIMBURSEMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BELGIUM; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 84878828226     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318256d1d0     Document Type: Article

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