Prevalence of dementia in an elderly rural population: Effects of age, sex, and education

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 628-633

  Prencipe, M ^a   Casini, A R ^a   Ferretti, C ^c   Lattanzio, M T ^c   Fiorelli, M ^a   Culasso, F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dementia; Education; Rural population

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029971930     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.60.6.628     Document Type: Article

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