Ethnic variability in dementia: Results from Singapore

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 184-185

  Ampil, Encarnita R ^a   Fook Chong, Stephanie ^b   Sodagar, Swati N ^a   Chen, Christopher P L H ^a   Auchus, Alexander P ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University Memory and Aging Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Asian; Ethnicity; Singapore; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE; CHINA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; EUROPE; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CHINA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 33644974696     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000189032.58450.81     Document Type: Article

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