Dementia in Taiwan: Past, present, and future

Acta Neurologica Taiwanica

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-161

  Fuh, Jong Ling ^a   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cross cultural study; Dementia; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; MEMANTINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RIVASTIGMINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APATHY; BODY MASS; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TREATMENT DURATION;

COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 53849119200     PISSN: 10196099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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