Have Quality and Outcomes Framework Depression Indicators changed referrals from primary care to a dedicated memory clinic?

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 129-132

  Fearn, Simon ^a   Larner, Andrew J ^b  

^a Watledge Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^b WALTON CENTRE FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Depression; Referral patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

EID: 77149133395     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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