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Cognitive impairment and dementia in elderly people living in rural Benin, west Africa.

Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2009

Guerchet Maëlenn, Houinato Dismand, Paraiso Moussiliou Noël, von Ahsen Nicolas, Nubukpo Philippe, Otto Markus, Clément Jean-Pierre, Preux Pierre-Marie, Dartigues Jean-François

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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Dementia is increasing as a priority public health problem because of the ageing of the world population. Our goal was to estimate dementia and cognitive impairment prevalence in an elderly population of rural Benin. METHODS: In a door-to-door survey, elderly people aged 65 years and above were screened using the Community Screening Interview for Dementia and the Five-Word Test. RESULTS: The...

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PMID: 19136831
DOI: 10.1159/000188661

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