General practitioners’ attitudes towards early diagnosis of dementia: a cross-sectional survey

General practitioners’ attitudes towards early diagnosis of dementia: a cross-sectional survey

Abstract Background Dementia is often underdiagnosed in general practice, which may be based on general practitioners’ (GPs’) knowledge and emotional factors as well as external problems. This study aimed to describe GPs’ attitudes toward early diagnosis of dementia. Methods Cross-sectional postal s...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Giezendanner, Andreas U. Monsch, Reto W. Kressig, Yolanda Mueller, Sven Streit, Stefan Essig, Andreas Zeller, Klaus Bally
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Attitudes
Dementia
Primary care
Early diagnosis
Barriers
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0956-1

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