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This chapter examines referral patterns to a dedicated secondary care neurology-led cognitive disorders clinic in terms of numbers seen over the period 2002–2013, sources (primary and secondary care), patient age, and casemix in terms of diagnosis. Although referrals have increased, the proportion of dementia diagnoses has not changed, indicating the persistence of a dementia diagnosis gap.

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Larner, A.J. (2014). Referral Patterns. In: Dementia in Clinical Practice: A Neurological Perspective. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6371-8_1

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