Traumatic brain injury and time to onset of alzheimer's disease: A population-based study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 32-40

  Nemetz, Peter N ^a,b   Leibson, Cynthia ^a   Naessens, James M ^a   Beard, Mary ^a   Kokmen, Emre ^a   Annegers, John F ^a,c   Kurland, Leonard T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Brain injuries; Cohort studies; Head injuries; Incidence; Medical records; Risk factors; Traumatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY; ONSET AGE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032962994     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009724     Document Type: Article

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