THE-CAMBRIDGE-PROJECT-FOR-LATER-LIFE - DESIGN AND PRELIMINARY-RESULTS

被引:20
作者
BRAYNE, C
HUPPERT, F
PAYKEL, E
GILL, C
机构
[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,SCH MED,DEPT PSYCHIAT,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,SCH MED,DEPT COMMUNITY MED,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QQ,ENGLAND
[3] MRC,BIOSTAT UNIT,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
关键词
EPIDEMIOLOGY; COGNITIVE FUNCTION; DEMENTIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY;
D O I
10.1159/000110983
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
The Cambridge Project for Later Life is the follow-up at 2.4 years of the Hughes Hall Project for Later Life, a prevalence study of dementia in Cambridge city in which 40% of the population aged 75 and over were screened for dementia. In the follow-up, 1,173 people were screened a second time. and using Mini-Mental Scale Examination scores were selected for a more intensive interview with CAMDEX. This was followed by detailed neuropsychological testing and magnetic resonance imaging in a smaller proportion of individuals.
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页码:71 / 75
页数:5
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