Knowledge of documented dementia diagnosis and treatment in veterans and their caregivers

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-133

  Bradford, Andrea ^a,b   Upchurch, Christina ^a   Bass, David ^c   Judge, Katherine ^c,d   Snow, A Lynn ^e,f   Wilson, Nancy ^a,b   Kunik, Mark E ^a,b,g  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Margaret Blenkner Research Institute   (United States)

^d CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Diagnosis; Self report; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; RECALL; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VETERAN;

EID: 79956001072     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317510394648     Document Type: Article

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