What Belgian neurologists and neuropsychiatrists tell their patients with alzheimer disease and why: A national survey

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Tarek, Meriem Essabiri ^a   Segers, Kurt ^a   Van Nechel, Christian ^a  

^a BRUGMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Belgium; Diagnosis; Disclosure

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BELGIUM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 62949164989     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e31817d5e4c     Document Type: Article

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