The prevalence of dementia in older people in an urban population of Korea: The Seoul study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1233-1239

  Lee, Dong Young ^a   Lee, Jung Hie ^b   Ju, Young Su ^c   Lee, Kang Uk ^b   Kim, Ki Woong ^a   Jhoo, Jin Hyeong ^d   Yoon, Jong Choul ^e   Ha, Jin ^e   Woo, Jong Inn ^e  

^a Kyunggi Provincial Hospital for Elderly   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Anyang People's Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Korea; Prevalence; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0036069795     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50310.x     Document Type: Article

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