The diagnosis and management of dementia in primary care: Development, implementation and evaluation of a national training programme

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-135

  Iliffe, S ^b   Eden, A ^a   Downs, M ^c   Rae, C ^c  

^a Excerpta Medica   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEARNING; NURSE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKSHOP;

EID: 0032978433     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607869956280     Document Type: Article

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