Incidence and risk factors for cognitive impairment in rural elderly populations in Costa Rica;Incidencia y factores de riesgo para la discapacidad cognitiva en poblaciones rurales de tercera edad en Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 869-876

  Nadel, Jeffrey L ^a   Ulate, Diana ^a  

^a Colleges of the Midwest ^*  (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Costa Rica; Dementia; Education; Elderly; Mini mental state exam

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84918786931     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v62i3.14058     Document Type: Article

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