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Quantifying the quiet epidemic: Diagnosing dementia in late 20(th)-century Britain

During the late 20(th) century numerical rating scales became central to the diagnosis of dementia and helped transform attitudes about its causes and prevalence. Concentrating largely on the development and use of the Blessed Dementia Scale, I argue that rating scales served professional ends durin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wilson, Duncan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4361470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25866448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0952695114536715