Sex differences in dementia: on the potentially mediating effects of educational attainment and experiences of psychological distress

BACKGROUND: Old-age dementias are known to disproportionally affect women as well as individuals with low educational attainment. The higher lifetime risk of dementia among women is usually attributed to their longer life expectancy. However, the impact of sex, and subsequent gender inequity, is lik...

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Autores principales: Hasselgren, Caroline, Ekbrand, Hans, Halleröd, Björn, Mellqvist Fässberg, Madeleine, Zettergren, Anna, Johansson, Lena, Skoog, Ingmar, Dellve, Lotta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32887574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02820-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7487622/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32887574
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02820-9

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