Mortality rates in Alzheimer's disease and non-Alzheimer's dementias: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Summary: Background: People with dementia die prematurely. Identifying differences in mortality rates between different types of dementia might aid in the development of preventive interventions for the most vulnerable populations. The aim of this study was to compare the difference in mortality ra...

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Main Authors: Chih-Sung Liang, MD, Dian-Jeng Li, MD, Fu-Chi Yang, PhD, Ping-Tao Tseng, MD, Andre F Carvalho, PhD, Brendon Stubbs, PhD, Trevor Thompson, PhD, Christoph Mueller, MD, Jae Il Shin, ProfMD, Joaquim Radua, PhD, Robert Stewart, ProfMD, Tarek K Rajji, PhD, Yu-Kang Tu, ProfPhD, Tien-Yu Chen, MD, Ta-Chuan Yeh, MD, Chia-Kuang Tsai, PhD, Chia-Ling Yu, MMeD, Chih-Chuan Pan, PhD, Che-Sheng Chu, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:The Lancet. Healthy Longevity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666756821001409