In 2002, the prevalence of dementia among individuals aged 71 and older was approximately 3.4 million Americans.
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Plassman, Brenda L, Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, Steven G. Heeringa, David R. Weir, Mary Beth Ofstedal, J.R. Burke, M.D. Hurd, G.G. Potter, W.L. Rogers, D.C. Steffens, Robert J. Willis, and Robert B. Wallace. "Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The aging, demographics, and memory study". Neuroepidemiology. Vol. 29, pp. 125-32. [ Permalink ] |