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标题：Prevalence of Depression and Dementia among Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Manitoba, Canada
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作者：Shahin Shooshtari ; Patricia Joan Martens ; Charles A. Burchill 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Family Medicine
印刷版ISSN：2090-2042
电子版ISSN：2090-2050
出版年度：2011
卷号：2011
DOI：10.1155/2011/319574
出版社：Hindawi Publishing Corporation
摘要：Study Objective. To estimate and compare the prevalence of dementia and depression among adults with and without developmental disabilities (DDs). Methods. We linked data from several provincial administrative databases to identify persons with DDs. We matched cases with DD with persons without DD as to sex, age, and place of residence. We estimated the prevalence of dementia and depression and compared the two groups using the Generalized Estimating Equations (GEEs) technique. Results. The estimated prevalence of depression and dementia among younger adults (20–54) and older adults (50