Incidence of Dementia in Elderly Latin Americans: Results of the Maracaibo Aging Study

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION—There are few longitudinal studies of dementia in developing countries. We used longitudinal data from the Maracaibo Aging Study (MAS) to accurately determine the age-and sex-specific incidence of dementia in elderly Latin Americans. METHODS—The DSM IV-R was used to diagnose d...

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Autores:

Aguirre Acevedo, Daniel Camilo
Maestre, Gladys E.
Mena, Luis J.
Melgarejo, Jesús D.
Pino Ramírez, Gloria
Urribarrí, Milady
Chacona Fonseca, Inara Josefina
Chávez, Carlos A.
Falque Madrid, Luis
Gaona, Ciro A.
Terwilliger, Joseph D.
Lee, Joseph H.
Scarmeas, Nikolaos

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2018

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/39082

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/39082

Palabra clave:

Apolipoproteína E4
Apolipoprotein E4
Planificación en Salud Comunitaria
Community Health Planning
Evaluación Geriátrica
Geriatric Assessment
Estudios Longitudinales
Longitudinal Studies
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas
Neuropsychological Tests
Demencia
Dementia
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053327
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018672
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015577
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008137
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009483
https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003704

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openAccess

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/