Prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment in a Bulgarian urban population

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-135

  Dimitrov, Ivan ^a   Tzourio, Christophe ^b   Milanov, Ivan ^c   Deleva, Nadezhda ^a   Traykov, Latchezar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ST MARINA   (Bulgaria)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Bulgaria; dementia; mild cognitive impairment; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; DEMENTIA; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MIXED DEPRESSION AND DEMENTIA; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84859791681     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317512442371     Document Type: Article

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