Factors affecting the age of onset and rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Bowler, John V ^a,b,c   Munoz, David G ^a,b   Merskey, Harold ^a   Hachinski, Vladimir ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Alzheimer's disease; Rate of progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR DISEASE;

EID: 0031875877     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.65.2.184     Document Type: Article

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