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Time to diagnosis in young-onset dementia as compared with late-onset dementia.
Psychological medicine - 1 Feb 2013
van Vliet D, de Vugt M E, Bakker C, Pijnenburg Y A L, Vernooij-Dassen M J F J, Koopmans R T C M, Verhey F R J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The extent to which specific factors influence diagnostic delays in dementia is unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare duration from symptom onset to diagnosis for young-onset dementia (YOD) and late-onset dementia (LOD) and to assess the effect of age at onset, type of dementia, gender, living situation, education and family history of dementia on this duration. METHOD: Data...
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