Prevalence of dementia in an urban population in Kerala, India

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 186, Issue FEB., 2005, Pages 136-140

  Shaji, S ^a,d   Bose, Srija ^b   Verghese, Abraham ^c  

^a Urban Community Dementia Service   (India)

^b Medical College   (India)

^c Mandiram Hospital   (India)

^d Bethsada Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TUMOR; URBAN POPULATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 13244249900     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.2.136     Document Type: Article

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