Dementia May Be Underdiagnosed in States With Motor Vehicle Reporting Mandates

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Mandating clinicians to report drivers with dementia may be associated with missed or delayed dementia diagnoses. Four states have clinician reporting mandates; 14 have mandates requiring drivers to self-report dementia diagnoses, and the rest do not have explicit requirements. The probability of underdiagnosing dementia was higher in states that required clinicians to report dementia diagnoses […]

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Publish date : 2024-04-26 21:23:22

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