Teaching medical students about dementia: A brief review

Underdeveloped nations have the largest absolute number of the world's elderly population. Approximately 10.7% of the Brazilian population comprises aged individuals. Aging populations are associated with a higher incidence of chronic degenerative diseases such as dementia. Demented individuals...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Ferrari Jacinto, Ananda Ghelfi Raza Leite, José Luiz de Lima Neto, Edison Iglesias de Oliveira Vidal, Paulo José Fortes Villas Bôas
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=S1980-57642015000200093&lng=en&tlng=en