Background China is increasingly facing the challenge of control of the growing burden of
non-communicable diseases. We assessed the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease and …

In the World Alzheimer Report 2009 (1), ADI published estimates of the global prevalence of
dementia based on a systematic review of 154 studies conducted worldwide since 1980 …

Background An ample literature documents the growing prevalence of dementia and
associated costs. Less attention has been paid to decreased dementia incidence in some …

Background: The burden associated with Alzheimer's disease is recognized as one of the
most pressing issues in healthcare. This study aimed to examine the global and regional …

Background China has a large population of older people, but has not yet undertaken a
comprehensive study on the prevalence, risk factors, and management of both dementia …

Background Current projections of the scale of the coming dementia epidemic assume that
the age-and sex-specific prevalence of dementia will not vary over time, and that population …

Introduction There is a dearth of literature on the incidence of dementia in China. Methods
Using a stratified, multistage, cluster-sampling method, 16,921 nondemented participants≥ …

Background 100 years after the first description, Alzheimer's disease is one of the most
disabling and burdensome health conditions worldwide. We used the Delphi consensus …

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dementia and its major subtypes in
China. Forty-eight eligible studies were included in this review. The pooled prevalence for …

Background There are several existing systematic reviews of prevalence of dementia for
mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but several studies have been newly reported …