title: Overview of incidence studies of dementia conducted in Europe.
abstract: In the next 10 years findings will become available from various incidence studies on dementing diseases conducted throughout Europe. Comparisons across studies will greatly enhance our understanding of the disease process. Preliminary to these comparisons we conducted a survey of the methodology used in these studies, which is described in this report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Erasmus University Medical School, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Launer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests