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Book Review

Hofman, Albert

The New England Journal of Medicine, 1997, Vol.336 (11), p.812-813 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Book Review
Autor: Hofman, Albert
É parte de: The New England Journal of Medicine, 1997, Vol.336 (11), p.812-813
Descrição: Alzheimer's disease is a mass affliction of the elderly. The lifetime risk of dementia is 20 percent; at the age of 90 one of every two people has Alzheimer's disease. Despite the magnitude of the problem, the general diagnostic and therapeutic outlook appears to be nihilistic: because there is no generally accepted treatment, no emphasis is put on a detailed diagnostic workup. The main message of this book is that there is reason for a measured optimism about the management of Alzheimer's disease. The book reflects the wealth of epidemiologic, clinical, and basic-research findings that have poured out of our . . .
Editor: Massachusetts Medical Society
Idioma: Inglês

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