Geographical variation in dementia: systematic review with meta-analysis | Zendy

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Geographical variation in dementia: systematic review with meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Tom C. Russ,

G. David Batty,

G. F. Hearnshaw,

Candida Fenton,

John M. Starr

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dys103

Subject(s) - dementia , rurality , demography , incidence (geometry) , odds ratio , medicine , gerontology , confidence interval , rural area , meta analysis , epidemiology , disease , geography , pathology , physics , sociology , optics

Geographical variation in dementia prevalence and incidence may indicate important socio-environmental contributions to dementia aetiology. However, previous comparisons have been hampered by combining studies with different methodologies. This review systematically collates and synthesizes studies examining geographical variation in the prevalence and incidence of dementia based on comparisons of studies using identical methodologies.

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