Dementia prevalence estimates in sub-Saharan Africa: Comparison of two diagnostic criteria

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Paddick, Stella Maria ^a   Longdon, Anna R ^b   Kisoli, Aloyce ^c   Dotchin, Catherine ^a,d   Gray, William K ^d   Dewhurst, Felicity ^a,d   Chaote, Paul ^e   Kalaria, Raj ^a   Jusabani, Ahmed M ^f   Walker, Richard ^a,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Hai District Medical Centre   (Tanzania)

^d NORTH TYNESIDE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Hai District Hospital   (Tanzania)

^f KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL CENTRE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Africa; Dementia; Diagnosis; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA; VERY ELDERLY;

AFRICA; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS; TANZANIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TANZANIA;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880166106     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19646     Document Type: Article

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