One in 4 elderly Australian women have dementia
Friday, March 17, 2017 - 12:01
in Psychology & Sociology
At least a quarter of Australian women over 70 will develop dementia according to researchers. Australian policymakers previously had to rely on dementia rates from international studies, or extrapolated from clinical assessments made on small groups of people. The researchers used a technique borrowed from ecologists to provide an up-to-date estimate for dementia in the Australian population.