Incidence of dementia and Alzheimer's disease: A reanalysis of data from Rochester, Minnesota, 1975-1984

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-62

  Rocca, Walter A ^a   Cha, Ruth H ^a   Waring, Stephen C ^a   Kokmen, Emre ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Incidence; Time factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032127506     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009560     Document Type: Article

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