Journal article
The incidence of dementia in Canada. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging Working Group.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of dementia, including AD, among Canadians aged 65 and over.
METHODS: A 5-year cohort study of 10,263 seniors was undertaken, including community and institutional samples. The baseline study in 1991 identified 1,132 prevalent cases of dementia through screening and clinical examination. The remaining 9,131 cases formed the incidence study sample and were rescreened and selectively reexamined in 1996. …
Journal
Neurology, Vol. 55, No. 1, pp. 66–73
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
July 12, 2000
DOI
10.1212/wnl.55.1.66
ISSN
0028-3878