Frequency of dementia among elderly admitted to a Geriatrics Inpatients Sector of a Brazilian public hospital

ABSTRACT Patients with dementia are commonly admitted to inpatient sectors. The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of dementia among elderly inpatients admitted to the Geriatrics Sector of a Brazilian Tertiary University Hospital, and to identify associations between dementia and clinic...

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Main Authors: Rafael Thomazi, Liciana Vaz de Arruda Silveira, Paulo José Fortes Villas Boas, Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642018000100035&lng=en&tlng=en