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Dementia is the second most feared condition among Australian health service consumers: results of a cross-sectional survey

Fear of disease may act as a barrier to screening or early diagnosis. This cross-sectional survey of 355 people attending outpatient clinics at one Australian hospital found that cancer (34%) and dementia (29%) were the most feared diseases. Participants aged 65 years and over feared dementia the mo...

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Autores principales: Watson, Rochelle, Sanson-Fisher, Robert, Bryant, Jamie, Mansfield, Elise
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10176813/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37173717
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15772-y