Incidence of Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and Vascular Dementia in Italy. The ILSA Study

OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD) in older Italians and evaluate the relationship of age, gender, and education to developing dementia.

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