Dementia workup: Deciding on laboratory testing for the elderly

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 44, Issue JUL., 1998, Pages 1489-1495

  Frank, Christopher ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BLOOD; CANADA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

AGED; CANADA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032109381     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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