Dementia assessment and management protocol for doctors in Nepal

Journal of the Nepal Medical Association

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 292-298

  Jha, Arun ^a   Sapkota, Nidesh ^b  

^a HERTFORDSHIRE PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; Dementia; MCI; Memory clinic; MhGAP IG; Protocol

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DSM-IV; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; ICD-10; INDEPENDENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEPAL; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORIENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84876372632     PISSN: 00282715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31729/jnma.567     Document Type: Article

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