Prevalence of dementia in centenarians

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 219-225

  Blansjaar, Ben A ^a   Thomassen, René ^a   Van Schaick, Henri W ^a  

^a Psychiatric Center Joris   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged 80 and over; Dementia; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NETHERLANDS ANTILLES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 0034027973     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200003)15:3<219::AID-GPS97>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Conference Paper

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