Alzheimer-type of pathological changes in Chinese

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-103

  Ng, Ho Keung ^a   Cheng, Yue ^b   Poon, Wai Sang ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI SECOND MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Alzheimer type change; Chinese

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENILE PLAQUE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES;

EID: 0030891976     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(96)00253-5     Document Type: Article

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