Cognitive impairment in the Amish: A four county survey

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 387-394

  Johnson, C C ^a   Rybicki, B A ^a   Brown, G ^c   D'Hondt, E ^a   Herpolsheimer, B ^a   Roth, D ^a   Jackson, C E ^b  

^a Biostatist and Res Epidemiology   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amish; Cognitive impairment; Community survey; Dementia; MMSE; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030992361     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.387     Document Type: Article

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