Dementia in Chinese populations: Current data and future research

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 109-114

  Feng, Lei ^a   Chiu, Helen ^b   Chong, Mian Yoon ^c   Yu, Xin ^d   Kua, Ee Heok ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese; Dementia; Incidence; Prevalence; Prevention

Indexed keywords

CHINESE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEMENTIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 80052212676     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00137.x     Document Type: Review

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