From Counting to Understanding: The Evolving Epidemiologic Approach to Dementia

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-82

  McDowell, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 1642270502     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370404900201     Document Type: Editorial

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