Dementia care: the view from general practice
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2018-12-30
Authors
Foley, Tony
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Swiss Medical Weekly
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Abstract
Dementia is a topic of major concern internationally because of increasing prevalence rates, rising costs to healthcare systems and the considerable impact that dementia has
on the lives of patients and their families. There are currently approximately 46 million people living with dementia worldwide, a figure that is expected to almost treble to
131.5 million by 2050.
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Dementia care , General practice , Health-care systems
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Foley, T., 2018. Dementia care: the view from general practice. Swiss medical weekly, 148(5152), w20003 (2pp). DOI: 10.4414/smw.2018.20003