dc.creatorAnzola-Perez, Elias
dc.creatorBangdiwala, Shrikant I.
dc.creatorDe Llano, Guillermo Barrientos
dc.creatorDe La Vega, Maria Elena
dc.creatorDominguez, Oscar
dc.creatorBern-Klug, Mercedes
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-29T16:00:18Z
dc.date.available2019-01-29T16:00:18Z
dc.date.created2019-01-29T16:00:18Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifierInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volumen 11, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 429-438
dc.identifier08856230
dc.identifier10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199605)11:5<429::AID-GPS324>3.0.CO;2-2
dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/163085
dc.description.abstractExtensive research into the risk factors associated with dementia, how best to diagnose this syndrome and how to help families care for dementia patients has not been undertaken in Latin American countries, where the family and government support systems differ from developed nations. In an attempt to identify the risk factors associated with dementia in the cultural context of Latin America and to assist health planners and researchers in preparing for future needs of families in an ageing society, the Pan American Health Organization undertook the first-ever study of the prevalence of dementia in Latin America. The study consisted of a cross-sectional examination of non-institutionalized individuals 60 years of age and older in Buenos Aires (Argentina), Santiago (Chile) and Havana (Cuba). The study had a two-phase research design: a screening phase for the identification of persons with cognitive impairment and a confirmation phase for diagnosis of the presence of dementia. This arti
dc.languageen
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
dc.subjectCognitive impairment
dc.subjectDementia
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectMini-Mental State Examination
dc.titleTowards community diagnosis of dementia: Testing cognitive impairment in older persons in Argentina, Chile and Cuba
dc.typeArtículo de revista


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