Rates of formal diagnosis of dementia in primary care: The effect of screening

Rates of formal diagnosis of dementia in primary care: The effect of screening

Abstract Background Screening could improve recognition of dementia in primary care. We sought to determine the effect of screening for dementia in primary care practices on the formal diagnosis rate; the distribution of differential diagnoses; and the factors associated with receiving a formal diag...

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Main Authors: Tilly Eichler, Jochen René Thyrian, Johannes Hertel, Bernhard Michalowsky, Diana Wucherer, Adina Dreier, Ingo Kilimann, Stefan Teipel, Wolfgang Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-03-01
Series:Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring
Subjects:
Dementia
Screening
Recognition
Early diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
Primary care
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2014.11.007

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dadm.2014.11.007

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