Marital status and risk of Alzheimer's disease: A French population- based cohort study

Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1953-1958

  Helmer, Catherine ^a   Damon, D ^c   Letenneur, L ^c   Fabrigoule, C ^c   Barberger Gateau, P ^c   Lafont, S ^c   Fuhrer, R ^a   Antonucci, T ^b   Commenges, D ^c   Orgogozo, J M ^c   Dartigues, J F ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Université de Bordeaux II ^*

Author keywords

AD; Dementia; Marital status; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; WIDOW;

EID: 0032763648     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.9.1953     Document Type: Article

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