Diagnosing dementia - What to tell the patient and family

Geriatrics and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 48-51

  Boise, Linda ^a   Connell, Cathleen M ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disclosure; Physicians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY COUNSELING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 20744442291     PISSN: 14888408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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