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. 2017 Mar 7;14(3):e1002236.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002236. eCollection 2017 Mar.

What's the "Take Home" from Research on Dementia Trends?

Eric B Larson  1 , Kenneth M Langa  2
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What's the "Take Home" from Research on Dementia Trends?

Eric B Larson et al. PLoS Med. .

Abstract

Eric Larson and Kenneth Langa discuss whether the risk of dementia is increasing or decreasing over time.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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  • Dementia incidence trend over 1992-2014 in the Netherlands: Analysis of primary care data.
    van Bussel EF, Richard E, Arts DL, Nooyens AC, Coloma PM, de Waal MW, van den Akker M, Biermans MC, Nielen MM, van Boven K, Smeets H, Matthews FE, Brayne C, Busschers WB, van Gool WA, Moll van Charante EP. van Bussel EF, et al. PLoS Med. 2017 Mar 7;14(3):e1002235. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002235. eCollection 2017 Mar. PLoS Med. 2017. PMID: 28267788 Free PMC article.

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