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Multicenter Study
. 1996 Autumn;8(2):7-10(Eng); 7-11(Fre).

Dementia among seniors

[Article in English, French]
G Hill  1 , W Forbes, J M Berthelot, J Lindsay, I McDowell
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  • PMID: 9110965
Multicenter Study

Dementia among seniors

[Article in English, French]
G Hill et al. Health Rep. 1996 Autumn.

Abstract

The prevalence of dementia increases sharply in old age and is higher among women than men. Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, affects a greater proportion of women. On average, the number of years lived with dementia is longer for women, and women with dementia are more likely to be living in institutions than men with the condition.

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