Socio-demographic and cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with dementia: Results of a cross-sectional study from Lebanon

Little evidence from the Arab region is available on dementia and its associated risk factors. This study is the first in Lebanon to examine the association between community older adults' socio-demographics and cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRF) and dementia in the aim of closing the...

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Main Authors: Monique Chaaya, Kieu Phung, Samir Atweh, Khalil El Asmar, Georges Karam, Rose Mary Khoury, Lilian Ghandour, Husam Ghusn, Sarah Assaad, Martin Prince, Gunhild Waldemar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335517301687