Promoting modifiable risk factors for dementia: Is there a role for general practice?

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 65, Issue 640, 2015, Pages 567-568

  O'Donnell, Catherine A ^a   Manera, Valeria ^b   Köhler, Sebastian ^c   Irving, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Côte d Azur   (France)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SMOKING; SOCIAL CARE; AGED; COMORBIDITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84946718606     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp15X687241     Document Type: Editorial

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