Dementia in older minority populations: Issues of prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Espino, David V ^a   Lewis, Richard ^b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031901534     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-199821001-00003     Document Type: Article

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