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The contribution of chronic diseases to the prevalence of dependence among older people in Latin America, China and India: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based survey

Sousa, Renata M.; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Acosta, Daisy; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Jacob, K. S.; Jotheeswaran, A.T.; Guerra Hernández, Milagros A.; Liu, Zhaorui; Rodríguez Pichardo, Guillermina; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Zuniga, Tirso; Prince, Martin J. (BMC Geriatrics, 2010-08-06)

The number of older people is set to increase dramatically worldwide. Demographic changes are likely to result in the rise of age-related chronic diseases which largely contribute to years lived with a disability and ...

Dementia incidence and mortality in middle-income countries, and associations with indicators of cognitive reserve: a 10/66 Dementia Research Group population-based cohort study

Prince, Martin J.; Acosta, Daisy; Ferri, Cleusa P.; Guerra, Mariella; Huang, Yueqin; Llibre Rodríguez, Juan J.; Salas, Aquiles; Sosa, Ana Luisa; Williams, Joseph D.; Dewey, Michael E.; Acosta, Isaac; Jotheeswaran, A. T.; Liu, Zhaorui (The Lancet, 2012)

Results of the few cohort studies from countries with low incomes or middle incomes suggest a lower incidence of dementia than in high-income countries. We assessed incidence of dementia according to criteria from the 10/66 ...