Screening of dementia within the EBM-2000+ framework - Are such examinations defensible and justified?;Demenz-screening im rahmen des EBM 2000+ - Sind solche untersuchungen vertretbar und gerechtfertigt?

Notfall und Hausarztmedizin

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 580-583

  Sandholzer, Hagen ^a   Keyser, Melanie ^a   Mahlmeister, Jaramilia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dementia; Early diagnosis; EBM 2000+; MMS (Mini Mental Status) test; Practising physicians; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349061596     PISSN: 16128591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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