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Rates and risk factors for progression to incident dementia vary by age in a population cohort.
Neurology - 6 Jan 2015
Ganguli Mary, Lee Ching-Wen, Snitz Beth E, Hughes Tiffany F, McDade Eric, Chang Chung-Chou H
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate rate of progression from normal cognition or mild impairment to dementia, and to identify potential risk and protective factors for incident dementia, based on age at dementia onset in a prospective study of a population-based cohort (n = 1,982) aged 65 years and older. METHODS: Following the cohort annually for up to 5 years, we estimated incidence of dementia (Clinical Dementia Rating ≥1)...
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