Dementia in Australia / this report was prepared by A.S. Henderson and A.F.Jorm.
Dementia in Australia / this report was prepared by A.S. Henderson and A.F.Jorm.
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Publisher
[Canberra] : Aged and Community Care Division, Dept. of Health & Family Services, 1998.
Date
1998.
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NQ362.1968983/12
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 81 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Contents
1. The nature of dementia -- 2. The prevalence and incidence of dementia -- 3. Risk and protection factors for dementia -- 4. The assessment of persons with dementia -- 5. The management of dementia -- 6. Social policy for people with dementia -- 7. Community care for people with dementia -- 8. Resi...
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Publisher
[Canberra] : Aged and Community Care Division, Dept. of Health & Family Services, 1998.
Place of Publication
Australian Capital Territory
Date Published
1998.
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Commonwealth of Australia 1998.
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Summary
The inevitable changes in Australia's demography with its marked increase in the very elderly means that there are already large numbers of persons with brain failure in nearly every community across the country. And their proportion is likely to increase further, at least for the next few decades. This is both a public health and a social issue of...
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Dementia in Australia / this report was prepared by A.S. Henderson and A.F.Jorm.
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Aged and community care service development and evaluation reports ; no. 35.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-80)
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NQ362.1968983/12
Record Identifier
74VMyajWMWR3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMyajWMWR3
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ISBN
0642367256
9780642367259
DDC
362.1968983
616.8300994
MMS ID
991002074519702626