Editorial: The role of primary care in the recognition of and response to dementia

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-109

  Koch, T ^a   Iliffe, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EVIDEM (Evidence Based Interventions in Dementia)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952304520     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-010-0021-1     Document Type: Editorial

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