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The prevalence of dementia in older people in an urban population of Korea — the Seoul study
Author(s)	Dong Young Lee, Jung Hie Lee, Young-Su Ju
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 50, no 7,, July 2002
Pages	pp 1233-1239
Keywords	Dementia ; Urban areas ; Korea.
Annotation	643 people aged 65+ participated in this study, to whom the Korean versions of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE-KC) and the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease (CERAD) assessment were administered. Dementia prevalence ranged from 2.6% in those aged 65-69, to 32.6% in those aged 85+. Age standardised prevalence was 8.2% for dementia, 5.4% for Alzheimer's disease (AD), and 2% for vascular dementia. Compared with other populations, prevalence of dementia is somewhat lower than in rural areas of Korea. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020822206 A
Classmark	EA: RK: 7DK
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