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Dementia
Reports outline dementia study findings from St. Mary's Hospital
September 1st, 2008
"To identify factors that facilitate or impede family physicians in ambulatory care of patients with dementia and the family caregivers of such patients. Explanatory qualitative analyses of focus group discussions," scientists in Montreal, Canada report. "Large, medium, and small urban; suburban; and rural family practices from various regions of the province of Quebec. Twenty-five family doctors whose practices had at least 75% ambulatory patients; of these patients, an estimated minimum of 20% were 65 years old or older and at least 2% suffered from dementia. Physicians were recruited by telephone to be paid participants in their regions in focus groups studying...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2008-09-01)
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