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The Impact of Neurodegenerative Disorders on Ageing: an Overview of the Sydney Older Persons Study
Author(s) -
Creasey H.,
Waite L.M.,
Grayson D.A.,
Bennett H.P.,
Dent O.,
Broe G.A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2001.tb00343.x
Subject(s) - gerontology , epidemiology , cohort , medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , ageing , cohort study , older people , pathology , nursing
Abstract . This paper reviews the Sydney Older Persons Study, a longitudinal study following an initial cohort of 630 subjects aged 75 and over, community living in the inner west region of Sydney, carried out over seven years in four waves from 1991. We discuss the epidemiology of neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) in relation to: each other, systemic disorders, death, lifestyle, risk factors and their impact on quality of life, service use and carers .