Trends of patient referral to a memory clinic and towards earlier diagnosis from 1985-2009

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1939-1944

  Grimmer, Timo ^a   Beringer, Stephanie ^a   Kehl, Victoria ^a   Alexopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Busche, Aurel ^a   Förstl, Hans ^a   Goldhardt, Oliver ^a   Natale, Bianca ^a   Ortner, Marion ^a   Peters, Henning ^a   Riedl, Lina ^a   Roßmeier, Carola ^a   Valentin, Wiebke ^a   Diehl Schmid, Janine ^a   Kurz, Alexander ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease (AD); dementia; early diagnosis; mini mental state examination (MMSE); trends of patient referral

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; RIVASTIGMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPLICATION; FORECASTING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COGNITION DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GERMANY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949534252     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021500157X     Document Type: Review

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