Predicting the onset of Alzheimer's disease using Bayes' theorem

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-308

  Prince, Martin J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Bayes theorem; dementia; epidemiologic methods

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PROBABILITY;

EID: 0030034826     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008742     Document Type: Article

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