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Mild cognitive impairment in general practice: age-specific prevalence and correlate results from the German study on ageing, cognition and dementia in primary care patients (AgeCoDe).
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2007
Luck Tobias, Riedel-Heller Steffi G, Kaduszkiewicz Hanna, Bickel Horst, Jessen Frank, Pentzek Michael, Wiese Birgitt, Koelsch Heike, van den Bussche Hendrik, Abholz Heinz-Harald, Moesch Edelgard, Gorfer Sandra, Angermeyer Matthias C, Maier Wolfgang, Weyerer Siegfried
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although mild cognitive impairment (MCI) represents a high-risk factor for developing dementia, little is known about the prevalence of MCI among patients of general practitioners (GPs). AIMS: Estimation of age-specific prevalence for original and modified concepts of MCI and their association with sociodemographic, medical and genetic (apoE epsilon4 genotype) factors among patients of GPs. METHODS: A...
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