Is it possible to prevent dementia?
It is a robust trend that the World's population is growing older. The proportion of elderly compared to other age groups and especially the number of oldest old, above age 85 years, is steadily increasing. One of the most common disorders in later life is dementia, the major cause of functiona...
Main Author: | Nicola T Lautenschlager |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
2002-04-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462002000500006&tlng=en |
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