Commentary on "The Third Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia, 2006." Clinical guidelines are not enough: System-wide, population-based programs are needed to improve the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 441-443

  Fillit, Howard ^a  

^a Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 35148897341     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.09.003     Document Type: Note

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