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“Case finding” in dementia
Case finding in dementia is truly a fudge
BMJ 2014; 349 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5634 (Published 17 September 2014) Cite this as: BMJ 2014;349:g5634
- Steve Iliffe, professor of primary care for older people
- 1Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
- s.iliffe{at}ucl.ac.uk
Case finding in dementia is indeed a fudge.1 Subjective memory complaints are a poor predictor of dementia syndrome. Palmer’s Swedish study showed that …
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