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Original Articles

Barriers in screening for dementia in elderly migrants in primary care and the use of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale. A mixed cross-sectional and qualitative study

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Pages 45-50 | Received 14 Jul 2020, Accepted 25 Mar 2021, Published online: 30 Apr 2021

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