Daily Archives: October 2, 2011

Looming dementia epidemic in Asia

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Dementia is increasing fast in Asia placing a huge burden on a growing army of carers, who are mainly family members. Jane Parry and Cui Weiyuan report on how dementia is starting to receive the recognition it deserves. Bulletin of … Continue reading →

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CHINESE AMERICANS AND DEMENTIA

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Hong Zhang

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA AMONG CHINESE AMERICANS The true prevalence of dementia is unknown since there are currently no large scale prospective population-based studies examining the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders among Chinese Americans.  Huang et al. 2002 published … Continue reading →

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