Survival after diagnosis of dementia in primary care

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7768, 2010, Pages 311-

  England, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SURVIVAL; TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955881903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c3530     Document Type: Editorial

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