Alzheimer's disease in Finnish twins

Lancet

Volumn 347, Issue 9001, 1996, Pages 573-578

  Raiha I ^a   Kaprio, J ^b   Koskenvuo, M ^a   Rajala, T ^a   Sourander, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030047250     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91272-6     Document Type: Article

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