Management of dementia by family physicians in academic settings

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 9 SEPT., 2006, Pages 1108-1109

  Pimlott, Nicholas J G ^a   Siegel, Karen ^b   Persaud, Malini ^d   Slaughter, Susan ^b   Cohen, Carole ^d   Hollingworth, Gary ^c   Cummings, Sandy ^d   Drummond, Neil ^b   Dalziel, William ^c   Sylvius, James ^b   Pringle, Dorothy ^d   Eliasziw, Tex ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Ottawa Fire Services   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; DEMENTIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33749682473     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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