A case-control study of alzheimer’s disease in australia

Neurology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1990, Pages 1698-1707

  Broe, G A ^a   Henderson, A S ^b   Creasey, H ^a   McCusker, E ^a   Korten, A E ^b   Jorm, A F ^b   Longley, W ^a   Anthony, J C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0025016324     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.40.11.1698     Document Type: Article

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