Dementia screening and early diagnosis: The case for and against

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-76

  Milne, Alisoun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia screening; Early intervention; Medical surveillance; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GALANTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOLOGY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 77950966800     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570903509497     Document Type: Article

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