The emergence of dementia as a health concern among first nations populations in Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jacklin, Kristen M ^a   Walker, Jennifer D ^b   Shawande, Marjory ^c  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Canada; Dementia; Epidemiology; First Nations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875408167     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405652     Document Type: Article

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