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Services for younger sufferers with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

K. C. M. Wilson  and
José Ferran
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Prevalence and incidence rates of dementia in people under the age of 65 are difficult to determine. Surveys differ in design, examine different population samples and include varying levels of disease in estimating rates. Most of the surveys are small and are conducted through case note review.

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Research Article
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Advances in Psychiatric Treatment , Volume 2 , Issue 6 , November 1996 , pp. 258 - 264
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 1996 

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