Dementia risk and disadvantaged neighborhoods

JAMA Neurology

2023-07-19

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this study of 1.6 million patients suggest that residence within more disadvantaged neighborhoods was associated with higher risk of dementia among older veterans integrated in a national health care system.

Authors: Christina S. Dintica, Ph.D., of the University of California, San Francisco, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.2120)

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