Packages of Care for Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Martin J. Prince; Daisy Acosta; Erico Castro-Costa; Jim Jackson; K. S. Shaji

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000176

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Packages of Care for Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Martin J. Prince ,

* E-mail: m.prince@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Daisy Acosta,

Affiliation Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Erico Castro-Costa,

Affiliations Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou/Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, Minos Gerais, Brazil
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Jim Jackson,

Affiliation Alzheimer Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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K. S. Shaji

Affiliation Medical College, Thrissur, India
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Packages of Care for Dementia in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Martin J. Prince,
Daisy Acosta,
Erico Castro-Costa,
Jim Jackson,
K. S. Shaji

Published: November 3, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000176

About the Authors

Martin J. Prince

* E-mail: m.prince@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Affiliation Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom

Daisy Acosta

Affiliation Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña (UNPHU), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Erico Castro-Costa

Affiliations Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, Centro de Pesquisa Rene Rachou/Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, Minos Gerais, Brazil

Jim Jackson

Affiliation Alzheimer Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

K. S. Shaji

Affiliation Medical College, Thrissur, India

Competing Interests

DA is Chair of Alzheimer's Disease International. JJ is the ex-Chief Executive of Alzheimer Scotland.

Author Contributions

ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: MJP DA ECC JJ KS. Wrote the first draft of the paper: MJP. Contributed to the writing of the paper: MJP DA ECC JJ KS.

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