Current knowledge and future directions about the disclosure of dementia: A systematic review of the first decade of the 21st century

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages e74-e88

  Werner, Perla ^a   Karnieli Miller, Orit ^a   Eidelman, Shmuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Diagnosis; Disclosure

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APPARENT LIFE THREATENING EVENT; ATTENTION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84875367301     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: 15525279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.02.006     Document Type: Review

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