Challenges to screening and evaluation of memory impairment among Hispanic elders in a primary care safety net facility

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 268-276

  Harris, Dorothy P ^a   Ortiz, Freddy ^a,b,c   Adler, Fredric M ^c   Yu, Katherine ^c   Maines, Michele L ^a   Barba, Dora ^c   Viggiani, Sandra I ^c   Wolf, Sheldon M ^a,c   Fitten, L Jaime ^a,b   Chodosh, Joshua ^a,b   Vickrey, Barbara G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OLIVE VIEW UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic elders; memory screening; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TELECONSULTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROXY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 79951730460     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2524     Document Type: Article

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