Dementia and Older adults: Synchronous study in urban and semi-urban population

Abstract

In Greece, given the demographic aging of the population, cognitive disturbances amongst older people, such as vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, are a major public health problem, with the total cost of direct and indirect patient care amounting to 6 billion euros per year. This study aims to the evaluation of prevalence and risk factors contributing to pathogenetics dementia process, in urban and semi-urban elderly population.

Bibliographic Details

Authors
Μπαμπάτσικου Φ., Νοταρά Β., Κουρή Μ., Καμπά Ε., Ζυγά Σ., Κουτής Χ.
Publisher
Τρίμηνη, ηλεκτρονική έκδοση του Τμήματος Νοσηλευτικής, Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας
Publication date
01/07/2016
Bibliographic citation
- “To VimatouAsklipiou” JournalVolume 15, Issue 3 (July – September 2016)
Rights status
The author holds all copyrights
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