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[Prevalence of dementia in the City of Zurich].
Sozial- und Praventivmedizin - 1 Jan 2002
Gostynski Michal, Ajdacic-Gross Vladeta, Gutzwiller Felix, Michel Jean-Pierre, Herrmann François
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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence rate of dementia (PRD) in relation to age, gender, and ApoE-genotype. METHODS: The random sample consisted of 465 subjects aged 65 and more. The interview was conducted by means of the Canberra Interview for the Elderly. The genotyping of ApoE has been performed by a combination of the polymerase chain reaction and a gel electrophoresis...
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