The need for research on dementia in developing countries

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 993-1000

  Prince, Martin ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aetiology; Alzheimer's disease; dementia; developing country; prevalence

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; ELDERLY PEOPLE; HEALTH RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; RESEARCH NEED;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SCREENING;

EID: 0030817568     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1997.d01-156.x     Document Type: Article

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