Dementia in Latin America: Epidemiological Evidence and Implications for Public Policy

Population aging is among the most important global transformations. Today, 12% of the world population is of age 60 and over and by the middle of this century this segment will represent 21.5%. The increase in population of those aged 80 and over, also referred to as the “oldest old” or the “very e...

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Main Authors: Nilton Custodio, Ana Wheelock, Daniela Thumala, Andrea Slachevsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00221/full