Simultaneous temporal trends in dementia incidence and prevalence, 2005-2013: A population-based retrospective cohort study in Saskatchewan, Canada

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 1643-1658

  Kosteniuk, Julie G ^a   Morgan, Debra G ^a   O'Connell, Megan E ^b   Kirk, Andrew ^c   Crossley, Margaret ^b   Teare, Gary F ^d   Stewart, Norma J ^b   Bello Haas, Vanina Dal ^e   McBain, Lesley ^f   Mou, Haizhen ^b   Forbes, Dorothy A ^g   Innes, Anthea ^h   Quail, Jacqueline M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Saskatchewan Health   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f FIRST NATIONS UNIVERSITY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

administrative data; dementia; diagnosis; epidemiology; hospital; long term care; physician; prescription drug

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREND STUDY; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; LONG TERM CARE; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SASKATCHEWAN; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84976415418     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610216000818     Document Type: Article

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