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THE PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT INCHINA
Author(s) -
INEICHEN BERNARD
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(199608)11:8<695::aid-gps364>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - dementia , cognitive impairment , cognition , gerontology , china , cognitive disorder , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , disease , geography , archaeology , pathology
Abstract Early studies of the prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in China indicated low rates, but more recently rates have been rising to the levels shown in other countries. Reasons for these changes are discussed.