Publications by authors named "Josecy Maria de Souza Peixoto"
Objective: To identify risk factors for dementia among the elderly in a rural area of Northeastern Brazil.
Method: The subjects assessed were all 60 years old or older, and lived in a rural region of Bahia, a Northeastern State of Brazil. CAMDEX, a structured clinical evaluation protocol, was used for diagnosis, and applied at the home of the subjects.