Challenges in diagnosing dementia in patients with a migrant background - a cross-sectional study among German general practitioners
Abstract Background Diagnosing dementia, a syndrome affecting 35.6 million people worldwide, can be challenging, especially in patients with a migrant background. Language barriers and language-based diagnostic tools, cultural differences in the perception of the syndrome as well as restricted acces...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0920-0 |