Possible influence of selection bias on gender differences in the risk of Alzheimer's disease

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-77

  Bonsignore, M ^a   Barkow, K ^a   Heun, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Gender difference; Gender specific participation; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0036775099     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-002-0144-4     Document Type: Article

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