Media recruitment in dementia research in a middle-income country

Authors

  • Simone Mota Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Victoria T. Souza Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Marcia L. F. Chaves Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Raphael M. Castilhos Neurology Service, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-2084

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3259.ijct20212851

Abstract

The inclusion of elderly people without dementia is essential for Alzheimer's disease research, both from the perspective of biomarkers development and for the potential therapy’s evaluation. Recruitment of individuals in the early stages of the pathological process of Alzheimer's disease is arguably difficult, especially regarding racial and ethnic minority groups.

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2021-07-22

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Letter to the Editor