Behavioral Disorders in Alzheimer Disease: A Transcultural Perspective
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- 1 April 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 55 (4) , 539-544
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.55.4.539
Abstract
ALZHEIMER disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease manifested by progressive intellectual decline.1 It has been found to be present in all ethnic groups and most countries in which it has been sought. In view of the aging of the global population2 and the marked rise of the prevalence of AD with increasing age,3 studies of AD in different world populations are imperative.Keywords
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