The prevalence of dementia and cognitive deficit in a rural population of 2442 residents in northern Italy. A door-to-door survey

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 595-600

  Cristina, S ^a   Nicolosi, A ^b,c,d   Hauser, W A ^c   Leite, M L C ^b   Gerosa, E ^a   Nappi, G ^a  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^c GH Sergievsky Center ^*  (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age; Cognitive deficit; Dementia; Gender; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035553945     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2001.00301.x     Document Type: Article

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