Open AccessPrevalence of cognitive impairment in elderly population residing in an urban area of Belagavi
Author(s) -
Ambika B Khanna,
Chandra S Metgud
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_240_20
Subject(s) - medicine , gerontology , population , residence , health care , poverty , cross sectional study , test (biology) , environmental health , demography , sociology , economics , economic growth , paleontology , pathology , biology
Cognitive impairment (CI) is emerging as an important health problem of the elderly population in India. As the impact of this illness at various levels is not well understood, so situation analysis is the need of the hour.