Environmental differences in twin pairs discordant for Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 785-787

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

^a Department of Geriatrics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Co twin control study; Dementia; Discordance; Education; Twin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHOLELITHIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LEFT HANDEDNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWIN DISCORDANCE; TWINS; WIDOW;

EID: 0031792640     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.5.785     Document Type: Article

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