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Overcoming barriers to a diagnosis of dementia: can we do it?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 May 2020

Marie Poole ,
Jane Wilcock ,
Greta Rait ,
Henry Brodaty  and
Louise Robinson
Marie Poole*
Affiliation:
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Jane Wilcock
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
Greta Rait
Affiliation:
Department of Primary Care & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
Henry Brodaty
Affiliation:
Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Louise Robinson
Affiliation:
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
*
Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 5: Issue Theme: Challenges and Facilitators for Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia , May 2020 , pp. 555 - 557
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