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Ageing and dementia in developing countries — the work of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Martin Prince  and
Daisy Acosta
Martin Prince
Affiliation:
Epidemiological Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Daisy Acosta
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Departamento de Medicina Interna, Seccion de Geriatria, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Alzheimer's Disease International
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Demographic ageing proceeds apace in all world regions (United Nations, 2003). The proportion of older people increases as mortality falls and life expectancy increases. Population growth slows as fertility declines to replacement levels. Latin America, China and India are experiencing unprecedentedly rapid demographic ageing (Figs 1 and 2).

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Thematic Papers — Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , October 2006 , pp. 3 - 6
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