Alzheimer's disease: Current trends in Wales

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 280-284

  Abdulrahman Jr , Ganiy Opeyemi ^a  

^a ROYAL GWENT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Early onset Alzheimer's disease; Epidemiology; Incidence; Late onset Alzheimer's disease; Prevalence; United Kingdom; Unspecified; Wales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84905443574     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2014.73     Document Type: Article

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