A population needs assessment profile for dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 642-647

  Gordon, David S ^a,e   Spicker, Paul ^b   Ballinger, Brian R ^c   Gillies, Brenda ^b   McWilliam, Nancy ^b   Mutch, William J ^d   Seed, Philip ^b  

^a NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Dundee Liff Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^d NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Needs assessment; Planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); EVALUATION STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 15144346418     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199706)12:6<642::AID-GPS596>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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