title: Epidemiology research on dementia in Antwerp, Belgium.
abstract: Epidemiological research on dementia in Belgium started in 1990 with a prevalence study. In the first phase of the MMSE was used for screening a random sample, stratified by age, of 1,800 aged people. In the second phase the diagnostic work was done by a psychiatrist using the CAMDEX. An incidence study will start after 2 years. Potential risk factors will be examined in a case-control study.
authors.affiliation: Welfare Foundation Province of Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roelands
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dom
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wostyn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D012307:Risk Factors