Who has undiagnosed dementia? A cross-sectional analysis of participants of the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 642-647

  Savva, George M ^a   Arthur, Antony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Health services research; Late diagnosis; Neuropsychiatric symptoms; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED WOMAN; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937400232     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv020     Document Type: Article

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