Prevalence of cognitive impairment in Chinese: Epidemiology of Dementia in Singapore study

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 686-692

  Hilal, Saima ^a   Ikram, Mohammad Kamran ^a,b,c,d   Saini, Monica ^a   Tan, Chuen Seng ^a   Catindig, Joseree Ann ^e   Dong, Yan Hong ^a   Lim, Leon Ben Swie ^a   Ting, Eric Y S ^e   Koo, Edward H ^f   Cheung, Carol Y L ^b,c   Qiu, Anqi ^a,g   Wong, Tien Yin ^b,c   Chen, Christopher Li Hsian ^a   Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g AGENCY FOR SCIENCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED MENTAL TEST; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE FORGETFULNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84877629161     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: 1468330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2012-304080     Document Type: Article

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