The incidence of dementia in Canada. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging Working Group.

Abstract

Our incidence estimates lie toward the upper end of the range of incidence estimates found in other studies. Nonetheless, we calculate that several factors may have biased our estimates downward, suggesting that the incidence of dementia may be higher than many studies have reported.

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Incidence (geometry)DementiaDemographyMedicineCohortCohort studyPopulationEpidemiologyGerontologyPediatricsInternal medicineDiseaseEnvironmental health

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 55
Issue: 1
Pages: 66-73
Citations: 73
Access: Closed

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                            (2000). 
                            The incidence of dementia in Canada. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging Working Group.. 
                            PubMed
                            , 55
                            (1)
                            , 66-73.
                            
                        