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Interethnic differences in dementia epidemiology: global and Asia-Pacific perspectives.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2010
Venketasubramanian N, Sahadevan S, Kua E H, Chen C P L, Ng T-P
Abstract excerpt
The burden of dementia will continue to rise globally, particularly in developing countries, many of which lie in the Asia-Pacific region. It was initially thought that both prevalence and incidence of dementia showed little geographic variation. More recent work has suggested differences: migrant populations attain rates between their homelands and adopted countries, and higher rates have been found in African...
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