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Few GPs tell patients of their diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
BMJ 1999; 318 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7182.536a (Published 20 February 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;318:536- CA Vassilas, Consultant psychiatrist,
- J Donaldson, Medical student
- West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ
- St Bartholomew's School of Medicine and Dentistry, London E1 2AD
EDITOR—Clafferty et al have found that under half of psychiatrists inform patients with Alzheimer's disease of their diagnosis.1 We recently published a study in which 372 questionnaires were sent to GPs asking about their practice in disclosing the diagnosis of dementia to …
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