Diagnosis and disclosure of dementia - A comparative qualitative study of Irish and Swedish General Practitioners

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-84

  Moore, Vanessa ^a   Cahill, Suzanne ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; general practitioners; Ireland; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873399664     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.692763     Document Type: Article

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