Dementia care needs in an area population: Case register data and morbidity survey estimates

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 550-555

  Cooper, Brian ^a   Fearn, Rob ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Case registers; Dementia; Disability surveys; Epidemiology; Health care needs

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORBIDITY; NURSING; REGISTER; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0031660510     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199808)13:8<550::AID-GPS822>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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