DIY dementia screening and online assessment tools
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DIY dementia screening and online assessment tools.
When confronted with the question “Should validated dementia self-assessment and screening tools be made widely available in electronic format and on the internet?”, a cascade of associated questions follows, often starting with “What if ?”. What if the population targeted is not internet savvy? What if individuals cannot understand the implications of the results? What if, after finding out th...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Psychogeriatrics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1041-6102,1741-203X
DOI: 10.1017/s1041610207006497