Prevalences of dementia and cognitive impairment among older people in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review;Prévalence de la démence et des troubles cognitifs chez les personnes âgées en Afrique sub-saharienne: Une étude systématique

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 773-783

  Mavrodaris, Angelique ^a   Powell, John ^b   Thorogood, Margaret ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATABASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; BENIN; BOTSWANA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL AFRICA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; NIGERIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84884937603     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.13.118422     Document Type: Review

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