Neurological signs, aging, and the neurodegenerative syndromes

Archives of Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 498-502

  Waite, L M ^a   Broe, G A ^a   Creasey, H ^a   Grayson, D ^a   Edelbrock, D ^a   O'Toole, B ^b  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0029993323     PISSN: 00039942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1996.00550060040013     Document Type: Article

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