Dementia in developing countries: a tidal wave on the horizon

The Lancet

Volumn 374, Issue 9704, 2009, Pages 1805-1806

  Sabat, Steven R ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 71549164626     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62037-7     Document Type: Note

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