Dementias in Brazil: increasing burden in the 2000-2016 period. Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016.

Simone Cecília de Melo Ana Paula Silva Champs Rúbia Ferreira Goulart Déborah Carvalho Malta Valéria Maria de Azeredo Passos

Published in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2020)

Population growth and aging have resulted in an increased burden of AD and other dementias in Brazil. Preventive and early diagnostic measures are essential to mitigate the burden associated with these diseases.

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