Institution type-dependent high prevalence of dementia in long-term care units

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 142-149

  Chen, Ta Fu ^a   Chiu, Ming Jang ^a   Tang, Li Yu ^c   Chiu, Yueh Hsia ^b   Chang, Shu Feng ^d   Su, Che Long ^d   Chen, Shaw Ji ^e   Lin, Chung Wei ^c   Shih, Wan Yu ^c   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^b   Chen, Rong Chi ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taiwan Alzheimer's Disease Association   (Taiwan)

^d Division of Neurology   (Taiwan)

^e BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Dementia, prevalence; Dementia, risk; Dementia, Taiwan; Dementia, vascular; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NURSING HOME; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; SENESCENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 34548295656     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000102142     Document Type: Article

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