How Should Cognitive Impairment Be Recognized?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 813-814

  Fargo, Keith N ^a   Cordell, Cyndy B ^a   Carrillo, Maria C ^a  

^a ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BABY BOOMER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; AGED; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT;

AGED; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES AS TOPIC; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 84944045732     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.08.006     Document Type: Editorial

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