Methodological problems in dementia research in primary care: A case study of a randomized controlled trial

Primary Health Care Research and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 12-21

  Wilcock, Jane ^a   Brvans, Michelle ^a   Turner, Stephen ^b   O'Carroll, Ronan ^c   Keady, John ^d   Levin, Enid ^e   Iffe, Steve ^a   Downs, Murna ^f  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^f NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; primary care; recruitment; research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649106931     PISSN: 14634236     EISSN: 14771128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1463423607000035     Document Type: Article

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