The referral dance: Improving the interface between primary care practitioners and specialists caring for patients with dementia

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 513-515

  Feldman, Sid ^a  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 58149178950     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508327439     Document Type: Editorial

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