Epidemiological studies of cognitive impairment and dementia across Eastern and Middle European countries (Epidemiology of Dementia in Eastern and Middle European Countries)

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-117

  Kiejna, A ^a   Frydecka, D ^a   Adamowski, T ^a   Bickel, H ^b   Reynish, E ^c,d   Prince, M ^e   Caracciolo, B ^f   Fratiglioni, L ^f   Georges, J ^g  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f STOCKHOLM GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

^g Alzheimer Europe ^*  (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; dementia; Eastern Europe; Middle Europe; prevalence

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EASTERN EUROPE; HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WESTERN EUROPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 78651419509     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2511     Document Type: Review

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