Donepezil treatment and Alzheimer disease: can the results of randomized clinical trials be applied to Alzheimer disease patients in clinical practice?

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Published in Am J Geriatr Psychiatry on November 01, 2007

Authors

Jared R Tinklenberg1, Helena C Kraemer, Kristine Yaffe, Leslie Ross, Javaid Sheikh, John W Ashford, Jerome A Yesavage, Joy L Taylor

Author Affiliations

1: Sierra Pacific Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USA. jerytink@stanford.edu

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