Prevalence of dementia in an urban area in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 762-768

  Liu, Ching Kuan ^a   Lin, Ruey Tay ^a   Chen, Yu Fen ^b   Tai, Chih Ta ^a   Yen, Yea Yin ^a   Howng, Shen Long ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Blessed Dementia Rating Scale; Chinese Mini Mental Status Examination; dementia; Taiwan; vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0029825423     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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