Australia: Understanding Dementia Amongst Indigenous Australians

Australia: Understanding Dementia Amongst Indigenous Australians Gail Garvey, Donna Simmonds, Vanessa Clements, Peter O'Rourke, Lisa Whop, Karen Sullivan, Don Gorman, Venessa Curnow, Susi Wise, and Elizabeth Beattie, 2011   A growing health and social concern for all Australians, dementia previously was thought not to affect Indigenous Australians due to a shortened life expectancy. 'The word dementia has no meaning' in Indigenous terms and has reportedly been referred to as being a...

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