Diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in epidemiologic studies by staged review of clinical data

Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-113

  Steffens, David C ^a   Welsh, Kathleen A ^a   Burke, James R ^a   Helms, Michael J ^a   Folstein, Marshal F ^b   Brandt, Jason ^c   McDonald, William M ^a   Breitner, John C S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Diagnostic agreement; Twins; Videotape

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0029878346     PISSN: 0894878X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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