Working in Partnership with Users in Primary Care: Sharing a Diagnosis of Dementia

Journal of Integrated Care

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 18-25

  Milne, Alisoun ^a   Wilkinson, Heather ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosing Dementia; Early Intervention; User Perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993058046     PISSN: 14769018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14769018200200043     Document Type: Review

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