The natural history of dementia

Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-201

  Kua, Ee Heok ^a   Ho, Emily ^a   Tan, Hong Hee ^a   Tsoi, Chris ^a   Thng, Christabel ^a   Mahendran, Rathi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Natural history; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HISTORY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; REVIEW; AGE; AGED; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84916208128     PISSN: 13463500     EISSN: 14798301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12053     Document Type: Review

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