Prevalence of AD among whites: A summary by levels of severity

Neurology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 198-204

  Hy, Lê X ^b   Keller, Donald M ^a  

^a US General Accounting Office   (United States)

^b US General Accounting Office ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0033853008     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.55.2.198     Document Type: Article

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