General practitioners facing dementia: Are they fully prepared?

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 384-389

  Pucci, E ^a   Angeleri, F ^b   Borsetti, G ^b   Brizioli, E ^c   Cartechini, E ^a   Giuliani, G ^a   Solari, A ^d  

^a AUSL 9   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^c S Stefano Institute   (Italy)

^d National Neurological Institute C   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Healthcare professionals; Knowledge testing; Primary healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1342312256     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-003-0193-0     Document Type: Article

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