Age at onset and familial risk in Alzheimer's disease

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 424-430

  Li, Ge ^a   Silverman, Jeremy M ^b   Smith, Christopher J ^b   Zaccario, Michele L ^b   Schmeidler, James ^b   Mohs, Richard C ^b   Davis, Kenneth L ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0028929904     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.3.424     Document Type: Article

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