Recognizing dementia

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 267-270

  Chen, Hongtu ^a   Foo, Sun Hoo ^b   Ury, Wayne ^c  

^a Charles B Wang Community Health Center   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN; ASIAN AMERICAN; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSEUDODEMENTIA; REVIEW; SCREENING;

ASIAN AMERICANS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036760034     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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