Rising Dementia Cases in Bhutan Needs Non-Pharmacological Interventions
Qazi Shafayetul Islam *
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services, BCS, 2899 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, M4C 1M2, Ontario, Canada.
Bebak Adhikari
Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services, BCS, 2899 Danforth Avenue, Toronto, M4C 1M2, Ontario, Canada.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Rising Dementia Cases in Bhutan Needs Non-Pharmacological Interventions ”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
Keywords: Bhutan, dementia, non-pharmacological intervention, cognitive stimulation therapy
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