Open AccessPredictive Factors of Severe Stage of Dementia among the Malaysian Elderly
Author(s) -
S.A. Eshkoor,
TA Hamid,
Suzana Shahar,
CY Mun
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archive of gerontology and geriatrics research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2690-0807
DOI - 10.17352/aggr.000003
Subject(s) - dementia , stage (stratigraphy) , medicine , gerontology , psychology , disease , biology , paleontology
Background: The increase in life expectancy has particular relevance to conditions such as cognitive decline and dementia. Dementia is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that is on the rise globally. As the mechanism of dementia has not yet been understood completely; therefore, it is difficult to find a proper and exact cure.
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