This study sought to determine the relationship between behavioral disturbance and functional status in a longitudinally studied sample of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). One hundred and forty-nine patients meeting NINCDSยฑADRDA criteria for probable AD were followed for an average of 37.3 mo
The socioeconomic impact of Alzheimer's disease
โ Scribed by Nick Bosanquet
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 74 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.332
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