## Abstract A body of literature now exists, which demonstrates that idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) has a major negative impact on quality of life (QoL), and that depression and cognitive impairment are among the main predictors of poor QoL in this disorder. Relatively little work has been don
Quality of life in chronic diseases of the aged: the importance of cognitive deterioration
β Scribed by Mario Fioravanti; Guido Zavattini; Ann E. Buckely
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 698 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4943
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