Sooner or later? Issues in the early diagnosis of dementia in general practice: A qualitative study

Family Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 376-381

  Iliffe, Steve ^c   Manthorpe, Jill ^a   Eden, Alison ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b 4D Clinical Communications ^*  (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Dementia; Early diagnosis; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; TENSION; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKSHOP;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0042665464     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmg407     Document Type: Article

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