Dementia in primary care: Why the low detection rate?

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-198

  Olafsdottir M ^a   Foldevi, M ^a   Marcusson, J ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dementia; Detection rate.; Disease management; Family physicians; Family practice; Knowledge attitudes practice; Primary care; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

NOOTROPIC AGENT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PERSONALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034792411     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134301316982469     Document Type: Article

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