Preventing Dementia? Critical Perspectives on a New Paradigm of Preparing for Old Age

The conceptualization of dementia has changed dramatically in recent years with the claim that, through early detection and by controlling several risk factors, a prevention of dementia is possible. Although encouraging and providing hope against this feared condition, this claim is open to scrutiny...

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Main Author: Leibing, Annette (auth)
Other Authors: Schicktanz, Silke (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berghahn Books 2021
Series:Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
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