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Alzheimer's Foundation of America Survey: Americans With Memory Concerns Fall Short of Talking to Doctors

Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, August 16th, 2008

An overwhelming number of Americans with memory concerns fail to report this health issue with their doctors despite visits within the past six months, according to results released of a survey of participants in the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) National Memory Screening Day last November.

AFA announced the results at a poster session at the Alzheimer's Association's 11th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Chicago.

"The results highlight a significant hole in our healthcare system," said Eric J. Hall, AFA's president and chief executive officer. "They re-confirm our fears that this issue is being swept under the carpet and...

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