The Maracaibo Aging Study: Population and methodological issues

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 194-201

  Maestre, Gladys E ^a,c   Pino Ramírez, Gloria ^b   Molero, Aldrin E ^a   Silva, Eglé R ^a   Zambrano, Raquel ^a   Falque, Luis ^a   Gamero, María P ^a   Sulbarán, Tulio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

^b Universidad Rafael Urdaneta   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Aging; Cardiovascular; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Demography; Elderly; Epidemiological studies; Methods; Nutrition; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; VENEZUELA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036281836     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000059524     Document Type: Article

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