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Standing In The Gap: The Primary Care Physician And Alzheimer’S Disease, Shirley M. Neitch

Internal Medicine

There is a huge volume of information recently published about Alzheimer’s disease, but most of it is not targeted to the average busy primary care physician, even though these PCPs are providing the bulk of care to patients with dementia. This paper is a succinct clinical review of the current state of diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, including citations of resources for physicians and caregivers.