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The association between an early diagnosis of dementia and secondary health service use

BACKGROUND: dementia policy suggests diagnosing dementia early can reduce the risk of potentially harmful hospital admissions or emergency department (ED) attendances; however, there is little evidence to support this. A diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) before dementia is a helpful proxy...

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Autores principales: Couch, Elyse, Mueller, Christoph, Perera, Gayan, Lawrence, Vanessa, Prina, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8837821/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34057464
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab079