The role of referrals in diagnosing dementia at the primary care level

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Riedel Heller, Steffi G ^a   Schork, Astrid ^a   Matschinger, Herbert ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; SELF HELP;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0032833013     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610299005815     Document Type: Article

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