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Eric B. Larson

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Affiliate Professor of Medicine, UW School of Medicine, University of Washington

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August 12, 2024

Dementia risk factors identified in global report are all preventable – addressing them could reduce dementia rates by 45%

Eric B. Larson, University of Washington and Laura Gitlin, Drexel University

Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.

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