An in-home geriatric programme for vulnerable community-dwelling older people improves the detection of dementia inprimary care

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1312-1319

  Perry, M ^a   Melis, R J F ^a   Teerenstra, S ^a   Draskovic I ^a   van Achterberg, T ^a   van Eijken, M I J ^a   Lucassen, P ^a   Olde Rikkert, M G M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dementia diagnosis; In home geriatric assessment; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 61749099576     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2128     Document Type: Article

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