11 ways GPs can help patients avoid dementia
There's a 'significant role' for GPs in prevention, says the author of new guidelines
GPs could advise middle- and older-aged patients to stay socially engaged, quit smoking, exercise more and try to eat fish twice a week to reduce their chances of developing dementia, guidelines recommend.
New evidence-based advice for GPs has been released, focused on helping patients reduce their risk factors for dementia, in middle and later life.
