Mild cognitive impairment and dementia in a heterogeneous elderly population: Prevalence and risk profile

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 456-465

  Ramlall, S ^a   Chipps, J ^a   Pillay, B J ^a   Bhigjee, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mild cognitive impairment; Prevalence; Risk factors; South africa

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VERY ELDERLY;

EID: 84890202362     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v16i6.58     Document Type: Article

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