## Abstract ## Introduction The aim of the study was to assess the influence of dementia severity and gender on neuropsychiatric symptoms in demented nursing home patients. ## Methods Neuropsychiatric symptoms were assessed in a large sample of 1319 Dutch nursing home patients using the CohenβMa
Prevalence and Predictors of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Patients
β Scribed by S. U. Zuidema, R. T. C. M. Koopmans, F. R. J. Verhey
- Book ID
- 118772551
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- Dutch
- Weight
- 41 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1879-4637
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