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Korosho Forecasts 92,000 Patients Admitted for Dementia in 2026

August 15, 2011
At a meeting of a task force organized to build up new regional mental healthcare systems on July 26, Korosho forecast that the number of patients admitted to psychiatric wards for dementia will increase to 92,000 in 2026 and announced…

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