Ethnic variations in dementia: The contributions of cardiovascular, psychosocial and neuropsychological factors

Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-138

  Ng, Tze Pin ^a,b   Leong, Terence ^a,b   Chiam, Peak Chiang ^c   Kua, Ee Heok ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive reserve; Dementia; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INDIAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LIFE STYLE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 76049103376     PISSN: 14208008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000275668     Document Type: Article

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