Epidemiology of dementias

Drugs of Today

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 747-758

  Baldereschi, Marzia ^a   Di Carlo, Antonio ^a   Amaducci, Luigi ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031737016     PISSN: 16993993     EISSN: 16994019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dot.1998.34.9.485273     Document Type: Review

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