Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 7 , Pages 556-562 , 2006

Behavioral and Psychologic Symptoms in Different Types of Dementia

  • Mau-Sun Hua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Li-Yu Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 12 July 2005 ,Revised 6 September 2005 ,Accepted 10 January 2006.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60150-9

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60150-9

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 7 , Pages 556-562 , 2006

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