Identification and diagnostic evaluation of possible dementia in general practice: A prospective study

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 221-226

  Waldorff, Frans Boch ^a,b,c   Rishøj, Susanne ^b   Waldemar, Gunhild ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c Research Unit for General Practice   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnosis; General practice; Quality of healthcare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEMORY CLINIC; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; SCREENING TEST; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

AGED; DEMENTIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 33644813709     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430510031324     Document Type: Article

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