Pathways to dementia diagnosis: Evidence for cross-ethnic differences

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 134-144

  Hinton, Ladson ^a,b,d   Franz, Carol ^a,b   Friend, Jeffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnosis; Ethnicity; Help seeking; Minority elderly

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4444322392     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000127444.23312.ff     Document Type: Article

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