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Correlates of missed or late versus timely diagnosis of dementia in healthcare settings.

Yi ChenMelinda C PowerFrancine GrodsteinAna W CapuanoBrittney S Lange-MaiaAli MoghtaderiEmma K StappJoya BhattacharyyaRaj C ShahLisa L BarnesDavid X MarquezDavid A BennettBryan D James
Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (2024)
We compared the timing of healthcare diagnosis relative to the timing of incident dementia based on rigorous annual evaluation. Older Black adults with lower income, higher cognitive function, and fewer comorbidities were less likely to be diagnosed in a timely manner by the healthcare system.
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