Systematic review and meta-analysis: Cholinesterase inhibitors should not be prescribed for mild cognitive impairment

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 101-

  Russ, Tom C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; PLACEBO;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE ASSESSMENT SCALE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NOTE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PROGNOSIS; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

EID: 84901950375     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101687     Document Type: Note

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