## Background: No recent attempt has been made to synthesise information on mortality and dementia despite the theoretical and practical interest in the topic. our objective was to estimate the influence on mortality of cognitive impairment and dementia. ## Methods: Data sources were medline, emb
Cognitive impairment over the age of 85: Hospitalization and mortality
β Scribed by Daniel E. Freedberg; Jatin Dave; Tobias Kurth; J. Michael Gaziano; Juergen H.A. Bludau
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 46
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-4943
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