Registration of Alzheimer's disease in Taiwan: Patient and informant

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-22

  Wang, Wen Fu ^a,b   Chiu, Pai Yi ^c   Lin, Yu Te ^d   Hu, Chaur Jong ^e   Fuh, Jong Ling ^f,g   Yang, Yuan Han ^h,i,j  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c LIN SHIN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^h KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

ⁱ KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^j Mentality Protection Center Fo Guang Shan Compassion Foundation   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; informant; living situation; registration; Taiwan; Uniform Data Set

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIVORCED PERSON; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; PATIENT CARE; REGISTRATION; RELATIVE; SEPARATED PERSON; SIBLING; SPOUSE; TAIWAN; TELECONSULTATION;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; INFORMANT; LIVING SITUATION; REGISTRATION; TAIWAN; UNIFORM DATA SET;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84894472372     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317513504818     Document Type: Article

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