Prevalence estimation of dementia in a rural area of Korea

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 983-987

  Woo, Jong Inn ^a   Lee, Jung Hie ^a   Yoo, Keun Young ^a   Kim, Chang Yup ^a   Kim, Yong Ik ^a   Shin, Young Soo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

EID: 3543042453     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02753.x     Document Type: Article

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