A SURVEY OF MEMORY CLINICS IN THE BRITISH-ISLES

被引:31
作者
WRIGHT, N [1 ]
LINDESAY, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LEICESTER,LEICESTER GEN HOSP,DEPT PSYCHIAT,DIV PSYCHIAT ELDERLY,LEICESTER LES 4PW,LEICS,ENGLAND
关键词
MEMORY CLINIC; DEMENTIA; ALZHEIMERS DISEASE;
D O I
10.1002/gps.930100506
中图分类号
R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;
摘要
This survey describes the characteristics and activities of 20 memory clinics currently operating in the United Kingdom and fire. There was broad agreement with regard to aims, objectives and general operating characteristics, but the clinics varied considerably in the number of patients assessed over a given period and in the proportion of cases diagnosed with dementia (15-98%) and Alzheimer's disease (9-80%) in the year prior to the survey.
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页码:379 / 385
页数:7
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