Diagnosing and managing dementia patients: Practice patterns of family physicians

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue MAR., 1997, Pages 477-482

  Check, A S ^a   Cohen, Carole A ^a   Zucchero, C A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0031090136     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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