Potentially preventable dementia in a First Nations population in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area of North Queensland, Australia: A cross sectional analysis using population attributable fractions

• Main Authors: Fintan Thompson (Author), Sarah Russell (Author), Rachel Quigley (Author), Betty Sagigi (Author), Sean Taylor (Author), Malcolm McDonald (Author), Sandy Campbell (Author), Adrian Esterman (Author), Linton R. Harriss (Author), Gavin Miller (Author), Edward Strivens (Author), Robyn McDermott (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: Dementia is highly prevalent among Australia's First Nations peoples, including Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples in Far North Queensland (FNQ). It is likely that historically recent exposure to modifiable risk factors underlies these rates, and a large proporti...