Early dementia: Optimal management in general practice

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 722-726

  Workman, Barbara ^a,b   Dickson, Fiona ^a   Green, Sally ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Monash Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE;

AUSTRALIA; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 78650239528     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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