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Global, regional, and national burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The number of individuals living with dementia is increasing, negatively affecting families, communities, and health-care systems around the world. A successful response to these challenges requires an accurate understanding of the dementia disease burden. We aimed to present the first detailed analysis of the global prevalence, mortality, and overall burden of dementia as captured by the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and …

Authors

Collaborators GD; Nichols E; Szoeke CEI; Vollset SE; Abbasi N; Abd-Allah F; Abdela J; Aichour MTE; Akinyemi RO; Alahdab F

Journal

The Lancet Neurology, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 88–106

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

1 2019

DOI

10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30403-4

ISSN

1474-4422