Comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly outpatients with dementia

Abstract Dementia is a common disabling disease in the elderly. In such patients, general health conditions may worsen the functional decline and loss of autonomy. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is a validated and recommended instrument for multidimensional evaluation of the aged. None...

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Main Author: Aliberti,Márlon Juliano Romero (author)
Other Authors: Kikuchi,Elina Lika (author), Magaldi,Regina Miksian (author), Paschoal,Sérgio Márcio Pacheco (author), Jacob Filho,Wilson (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
elderly
dementia
geriatric assessment.
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642007000300303
Country:Brazil
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