Understanding Dementia: Metabolic and Psychosocial Risk Factors
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Psychosocial work factors and dementia.
AIMS To evaluate the association between psychosocial workplace factors and dementia in a case-control study. METHODS Patients with dementia (aged 55-99 years) were recruited from 23 general practices in the city of Frankfurt-on-Main and surrounding area in 1998-2000. Of these, 108 were suffering from possible Alzheimer's disease, 59 from possible vascular dementia, and 28 from secondary or u...
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عنوان ژورنال: American International Journal of Contemporary Research
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2162-139X,2162-142X
DOI: 10.30845/aijcr.v10n3p1