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Dementia in later life
 — research and action: report of a WHO Scientific Group on Senile Dementia
Author(s)John C Ebie
Corporate AuthorScientific Group on Senile Dementia, World Health Organization - WHO
PublisherWHO, Geneva, 1986
Pages74 pp (WHO technical report series, 730)
KeywordsDementia ; Reports ; International.
AnnotationThis Scientific Group was convened to review biomedical and health services' research on dementia disorders in old people. The report covers: the burden of the dementias; epidemiology of senile dementia; the search for causes of Alzheimer's disease; prevention and treatment; and coping with dementia. Proposals are made for a co-ordinated research programme covering the epidemiology, neurobiology, aetiology, and therapy of dementias. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-930525012 B
ClassmarkEA: 6K: 72

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