The cost of diagnosing dementia in a community setting

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 476-482

  Jedenius, Erik ^a   Wimo, Anders ^a   Strömqvist, Jan ^b   Jönsson, Linus ^c   Andreasen, Niels ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Kalmar County Council   (Sweden)

^c Innovus   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Dementia nurse; Family practices; General practitioner; Health economics

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 77950802417     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2365     Document Type: Article

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