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Journal Call no.RC321.J68
AuthorShen, Y.C.
Article TitleEpidemiology of age-related dementia in China / Y.C. Shen ...[et al.].
Is Part OfJournal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists ; v.4, 1994, supplement 2, p.17-19.
AbstractAn epidemiological study of age-related dementia was conducted in a population of 5172 aged 60 and over in an urban community of Beijing. In a three years follow-up study, seven new cases were diagnosed as with moderate or severe dementia in 825 re-examined subjects. The average annual incidence rate was 0.3% and the average duration of dementia was 8.0 years.