Physicians' views on dementia care and prospects for improved clinical practice

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 341-343

  Fortinsky, Richard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Drug treatment; Help seeking; Medical education; Primary care

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SOCIAL WORKER; TEAMWORK;

EID: 37349067426     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324712     Document Type: Editorial

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