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A European perspective on population studies of dementia
Author(s) -
Brayne Carol,
Stephan Blossom C.M.,
Matthews Fiona E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.12.003
Subject(s) - dementia , harmonization , demographics , perspective (graphical) , epidemiology , public health , medicine , political science , gerontology , demography , sociology , disease , pathology , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence , acoustics
The change in the world's age demographics and the predicted rise in the incidence of age‐related diseases, including dementia, is a source of major public health concern. Major research effort in both the United States and Europe has been targeted toward understanding the pathogenesis and epidemiology of dementia. This article presents a general overview of the history of dementia research in Europe and how it compares with that in the United States. The review highlights the common issues which both U.S. and European researchers have identified and attempted to tackle. To maximize information gained from studies across the world, better harmonization of methodology is needed, as informed from current research practice.