The ZARADEMP Project on the incidence, prevalence and risk factors of dementia (and depression) in the elderly community: II. Methods and first results

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-54

  Lobo, Antonio ^a,c   Saz, Pedro ^a   Marcos, Guillermo ^a   Día, José Luis ^b   De La Cámara, Concepción ^a   Ventura, Tirso ^b   Montañés, José Angel ^a   Lobo Escolar, Antonio ^a   Aznar, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community; Dementia; Depression; Elderly; Follow up; Incidence; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; COMMUNITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 17144385158     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632005000100004     Document Type: Article

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