The prevalence and 3-year incidence of dementia in older Black and White community residents

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 587-595

  Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^d   Heyman, Albert ^a   Huber, Marc S ^d   Woodbury, Max A ^b   Leiss, Jack ^c   Schmader, Kenneth E ^a   Bohannon, Arline ^a   Trapp Moen, Barbara ^d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Research Triangle Institute   (United States)

^d Dept Med Duke Univ Med Ctr G ^*

Author keywords

Black race; Incidence of demential; Prevalence of dementia; White race

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0032127516     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(98)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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