Dementia in argentina and other Latin-American countries: An overview

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 231-235

  Mangone, Carlos A ^a,c   Arizaga, Raul L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b National Inst Social Serv R/P   (Argentina)

^c DF Santojanni Hospital   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dementia; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Latin America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

ADULT; AGED; ARGENTINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 0032767617     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000026216     Document Type: Review

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