Prevalence of dementia in rural China: Impact of age, gender and education

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-280

  Zhou, D F ^a   Wu, C S ^a   Qi, H ^a   Fan, J H ^b   Sun, X D ^b   Como, P ^c   Qiao, Y L ^b   Zhang, L ^d,e,f   Kieburtz, K ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CANCER HOSPITAL   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Department of Neurology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Neuroepidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCREENING TEST; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAUSALITY; CHINA; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748367223     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2006.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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