title: Commentary on "Developing a national strategy to prevent dementia: Leon Thal Symposium 2009." Is dementia among older individuals 75+ a unique disease?
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA. kullerl@edc.pitt.edu
authors.forename: Lewis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kuller
authors.forename: Oscar L
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015140:Dementia, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States