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Demenz bei Frauen und Männern: das gleiche Problem?

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Gehirn und Geschlecht

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Die erhebliche Steigerung der individuellen Lebenserwartung im 20. Jahrhundert hat den Bevölkerungsaufbau in den Industrienationen nachhaltig verändert, so dass ältere Menschen einen immer grüßer werdenden Teil der Bevölkerung ausmachen. Eine der Folgen hiervon ist auch ein Anstieg altersassoziierter Erkrankungen in unserer Gesellschaft. Eine der wohl wichtigsten Gruppen der altersassoziierten Erkrankungen sind die Demenzerkrankungen.

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Kunz, M., Lautenbacher, S. (2007). Demenz bei Frauen und Männern: das gleiche Problem?. In: Lautenbacher, S., Güntürkün, O., Hausmann, M. (eds) Gehirn und Geschlecht. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71628-0_17

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