The role of literacy, occupation and income in dementia prevention: The São Paulo Ageing & Health Study (SPAH)

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1209-1215

  Scazufca, Marcia ^a   Almeida, Osvaldo P ^b   Menezes, Paulo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dementia; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; AGING; INCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BRAZIL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952200662     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001213     Document Type: Article

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