Jing Xie and colleagues – 10 January 2008 BMJ
In a large population based sample from England and Wales, survival after the estimated onset of dementia was 4.6 years for women and 4.1 years for men.
In caring for people with dementia, the focus should be on what can be done rather than on the lack of a cure, say Murna Downs and Barbara Bowers in an accompanying editorial.
