The PREMAP study: Prevalence and risk factors of dementia and clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in Provence, France

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 247-253

  Obadia, Y ^a   Rotily, M ^a   Degrand Guillaud, A ^a   Guelain, J ^b   Ceccaldi, M ^c   Severo, C ^e   Poncet, M ^c   Alperovitch, A ^d  

^a OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

^b SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Inst Natl de la Sante et de la R   (France)

^e CEMKA EVAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Elderly; Epidemiology; France

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FRANCE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENILE DEMENTIA; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030875491     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007300305507     Document Type: Article

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