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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedSentell TL, Valcour N, Ahn HJ
High rates of Native Hawaiian and older Japanese adults hospitalized with dementia in Hawaii.
This study compared rates of inpatients with a dementia diagnosis for disaggregated Asian and Pacific Islanders (Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Filipino) with those of whites according to age for all adults hospitalized in Hawaii; Native Hawaiians with dementia were significantly more likely to be hospitalized and to be hospitalized at younger ages than individuals of other races and ethnicities.
AHRQ-funded; HS019990.
Citation: Sentell TL, Valcour N, Ahn HJ .
High rates of Native Hawaiian and older Japanese adults hospitalized with dementia in Hawaii.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Jan;63(1):158-64. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13182..
Keywords: Dementia, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Hospitalization