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Social representation and practices related to dementia in Hai District of Tanzania

BACKGROUND: With the increasing number of people surviving into old age in Africa, dementia is becoming an important public health problem. Understanding the social dynamics of dementia in resource-poor settings is critical for developing effective interventions. We explored the socio-cultural belie...

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Autores principales:	Mushi, Declare, Rongai, Amen, Paddick, Stella-Maria, Dotchin, Catherine, Mtuya, Chauka, Walker, Richard
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24642112 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-260

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