An evaluation of dementia screening in the primary care setting

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 351-360

  Harvan, Jennifer R ^a,b   Cotter, Valeriet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Outpatient; Primary care; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750119808     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2006.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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