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Abstract

Although the differences in dementia incidence were nonsignificant, our study suggests that dementia incidence has decreased between 1990 and 2005.

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DementiaMedicineIncidence (geometry)Confidence intervalRate ratioRotterdam StudyCohortPopulationVascular dementiaCohort studyDemographyInternal medicineDiseaseEnvironmental health

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 78
Issue: 19
Pages: 1456-1463
Citations: 391
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                                    Elisabeth M. C. Schrijvers, 
                                
                                    Benjamin F.J. Verhaaren, 
                                
                                    Peter J. Koudstaal
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Is dementia incidence declining?. 
                            Neurology
                            , 78
                            (19)
                            , 1456-1463.
                            https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182553be6
                        

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DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182553be6