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Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK. / Purandare, Nitin; Luthra, Vikram; Swarbrick, Caroline et al.
In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 22, No. 8, 08.2007, p. 777-781.

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Purandare, N, Luthra, V, Swarbrick, C & Burns, A 2007, 'Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 777-781. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1740

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Purandare, N., Luthra, V., Swarbrick, C., & Burns, A. (2007). Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22(8), 777-781. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1740

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Purandare N, Luthra V, Swarbrick C, Burns A. Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2007 Aug;22(8):777-781. doi: 10.1002/gps.1740

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Purandare, Nitin ; Luthra, Vikram ; Swarbrick, Caroline et al. / Knowledge of dementia among South Asian (Indian) older people in Manchester, UK. In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2007 ; Vol. 22, No. 8. pp. 777-781.

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abstract = "Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine knowledge of dementia in South Asian older people, as compared with Caucasian older people. Methods: Attendees, not known to suffer from dementia, of one South Asian and two predominantly Caucasian day centres for older people in Manchester (UK) were asked to complete the Dementia Knowledge Questionnaire (DKQ). The DKQ was translated into Gujarathi and Urdu by the professional translators. Results: One hundred and ninety-one DKQs from Indian and 55 DKQs from Caucasian (white UK/Irish/European) older people were included in the analyses. Knowledge of dementia was poor in both Indian and Caucasian older people, especially so in the former. The median (25th-75th percentile) total DKQ scores were 3 (2-5) in Indians and 6 (3.5-9) in Caucasians (p ",
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