( 30 ) Studies with separate pre- and post-diagnosis durations of at least one year revealed varying patterns in the proportion of patients hospitalized, with a US study showing an increasing trend during the one-year period before diagnosis and a declining trend in the one-year post-diagnosis period, ( 33 ) a UK ( 8 ) study demonstrating the highest proportion six months pre-diagnosis and a stable pattern during the one-year period after diagnosis, and a Finnish study ( 26 ) demonstrating the highest proportion six months post-diagnosis and a decreasing pattern during the two-year post-diagnosis period.
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Utilization of Health Services Before and After Diagnosis in a Specialist Rural and Remote Memory Clinic.
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