A national survey of memory clinics in Australia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 696-702

  Woodward, Michael Clifford ^a   Woodward, Erin ^b  

^a HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Benchmarking; Dementia service provision; Descriptive study

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; AUSTRALIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS;

EID: 69549086384     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209009156     Document Type: Article

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