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Peer reviewedAuchus, Alexander P. – Gerontologist, 1997
Describes the demographic features and clinical diagnoses in a sample of 58 demented urban black outpatients. Results indicate that probable Alzheimer's disease was the most common cause of dementia whereas probable vascular dementia was uncommon. A multiple etiology dementia was identified in more than one-third of the patients. (RJM)
Descriptors: Alzheimers Disease, Blacks, Clinical Diagnosis, Etiology
