Familial or sporadic clusters of presenile dementia in Scotland: I. Parental causes of death in Alzheimer and vascular presenile dementias

Psychiatric Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Starr, J M ^a   Thomas, B M ^b   Whalley, L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Family study; Vascular dementia

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; OCCUPATION; PARENT; PRESENILE DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031474299     PISSN: 09558829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041444-199724000-00001     Document Type: Article

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