Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups
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Improving access to dementia services for people from minority ethnic groups
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Only a minority of people with dementia receive a formal diagnosis despite a growing body of evidence highlighting the benefits of early diagnosis and intervention. People from minority ethnic groups are even more disadvantaged, as they tend to access dementia services later in the illness. Studies exploring the reasons behind underuse of dementia services by minority ethnic g...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Psychiatry
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0951-7367
DOI: 10.1097/yco.0b013e32835ee668