Ageing in general practice (AGP) trial: A cluster randomised trial to examine the effectiveness of peer education on GP diagnostic assessment and management of dementia

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pond, Constance D ^a   Brodaty, Henry ^b   Stocks, Nigel P ^c   Gunn, Jane ^d   Marley, John ^a   Disler, Peter ^e   Magin, Parker ^a   Paterson, Nerida ^a   Horton, Graeme ^a   Goode, Susan ^a   Paine, Bronwen ^c   Mate, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PEER GROUP; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857769022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-12     Document Type: Article

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