Stigma and GPS perceptions of dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 391-400

  Gove, D ^a   Downs, M ^b   Vernooij Dassen, M ^c   Small, N ^b  

^a ALZHEIMER EUROPE   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dementia; General practitioners; Stigma; Timely diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84959562587     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1015962     Document Type: Article

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