Attitudes and preferences towards screening for dementia: A systematic review of the literature

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Martin, Steven ^a   Kelly, Sarah ^a   Khan, Ayesha ^a   Cullum, Sarah ^b   Dening, Tom ^c   Rait, Greta ^d   Fox, Chris ^e   Katona, Cornelius ^f   Cosco, Theodore ^a   Brayne, Carol ^a   Lafortune, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dementia; Oldest old; Patient and public involvement; Preferences; Screening

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84931025130     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-015-0064-6     Document Type: Review

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