Prevalence of dementia and major subtypes in Europe: A collaborative study of population-based cohorts. Neurologic Diseases in the Elderly Research Group.

A, Lobo; LJ, Launer; L, Fratiglioni; K, Andersen; Carlo A, Di; MM, Breteler; JR, Copeland; JF, Dartigues; C, Jagger; J, Martinez-Lage; H, Soininen; A, Hofman

doi:10.1212/wnl.54.1.4

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Prevalence of dementia and major subtypes in Europe: A collaborative study of population-based cohorts. Neurologic Diseases in the Elderly Research Group.

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Lobo A

Launer LJ

Fratiglioni L

Abstract

The last comparison of prevalence figures of dementia across European studies was 10 years ago. Using studies conducted in the 1990s, the authors compare the age- and sex-specific prevalence of dementia, AD, and vascular dementia (VaD) across European population-based studies of persons 65 years and...

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