Identifying families with likely genetic protective factors against Alzheimer disease

American Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 832-838

  Silverman, Jeremy M ^a,b   Smith, Christopher J ^a,b   Marin, Deborah B ^a,b   Birstein, Sandra ^a,b   Mare, Marlene ^a   Mohs, Richard C ^a,b   Davis, Kenneth L ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033358518     PISSN: 00029297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/302280     Document Type: Article

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