Nutrition and the prevalence of dementia in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan: An ecological study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1099-1106

  Wu, Yu Tzu ^a   Grant, William B ^b   Prina, A Matthew ^c   Lee, Hsin Yi ^d   Brayne, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Sunlight   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d LUKE INTERNATIONAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

China; ecological study; nutrition; prevalence of dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHINA; DEMENTIA; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TREND STUDY; UNITED NATIONS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

CHINA; DEMENTIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84923282266     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-141926     Document Type: Article

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