Epidemiology of Dementia: Risk Factors and Natural Course.
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Epidemiology and risk factors of dementia.
Correspondence to: W M van der Flier, Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands; [email protected] _________________________ D ementia refers to a syndrome that is characterised by progressive deterioration of cognitive functions. Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, agitation, and depression, are also...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 1880-778X,0034-351X
DOI: 10.2490/jjrm1963.35.32