Dementia : prevalence and risk factors

• Main Authors: Akter, Seikh Farid Uddin, Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi, Nordin, Mohamad Sahari, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Md Aris, Mohd Aznan, Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/23187/1/23187_Dementia-_Prevalence_and_Risk_Factors.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/23187/; http://irssh.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/19_IRSSH-104-V2N2.9010205.pdf

The increasing prevalence of dementia already has dramatic effects on lives of millions of people across the regions and on public health costs. There is no cure yet but much can be done to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and the families who care for them. An extensive review...