Factors affecting dementia screening by general practitioners in community-dwelling elderly populations: A large cross-sectional study in 2 areas of france

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 58-64

  Gaboreau, Yoann ^a   Imbert, Patrick ^a   Jacquet, Jean Pierre ^a   Paumier, Françoise ^a   Couturier, Pascal ^b   Gavazzi, Gaëtan ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b Grenoble Medical University   (France)

Author keywords

dementia; elderly; general practitioners; mass screening; physicians practice patterns; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS;

EID: 84894427369     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318298fa7e     Document Type: Article

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