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Older Men Who Use Computers Have Lower Risk of Dementia

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Title
Older Men Who Use Computers Have Lower Risk of Dementia
Published in
PLOS ONE, August 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0044239
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Authors

Osvaldo P. Almeida, Bu B. Yeap, Helman Alfonso, Graeme J. Hankey, Leon Flicker, Paul E. Norman

Abstract

To determine if older men who use computers have lower risk of developing dementia.

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Country Count As %
Germany 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Norway 1 <1%
Brazil 1 <1%
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
Unknown 141 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 31 21%
Student > Ph. D. Student 25 17%
Student > Master 23 16%
Other 8 5%
Student > Bachelor 8 5%
Other 25 17%
Unknown 27 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 34 23%
Psychology 33 22%
Social Sciences 17 12%
Nursing and Health Professions 11 7%
Computer Science 7 5%
Other 13 9%
Unknown 32 22%