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. 2008 Jan 29;178(3):316-21.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.070795.

Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: introduction. Introducing a series based on the Third Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

Howard Chertkow  1
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Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: introduction. Introducing a series based on the Third Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

Howard Chertkow. CMAJ. .
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Figure 1: Projected prevalence of all dementias, Alzheimer disease and vascular dementia in Canada.,
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Figure 2: Types of dementia commonly seen in Canadian memory clinics. Note: Other mixed types of dementia make up 10% of the total number of cases.
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