Prevalence and projections of dementia
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+ explain the implications of the ageing of our population for the prevalence and incidence of dementia + describe the different types of dementia and the difficulty in distinguishing between them + summarize the incidence and prevalence of dementia, regionally and worldwide + identify risk factors for the development of dementia + explain that dementia is associated with both disability and mortality
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تاریخ انتشار 2008