Over- and under-diagnosis of dementia in ethnic minorities: A nationwide register-based study

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1128-1135

  Nielsen, T R ^a,b   Vogel, A ^a   Phung, T K T ^a   Gade, A ^b   Waldemar, G ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

dementia; diagnosis; ethnic minority; prevalence; registry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REGISTER; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEMENTIA; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 79960558370     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2650     Document Type: Article

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