Rate of cognitive decline and mortality in Alzheimer's disease

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1356-1361

  Hui, J S ^b   Wilson, R S ^a,b   Bennett, D A ^a,b   Bienias, J L ^a,b   Gilley, D W ^b   Evans, D A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0344442703     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000094327.68399.59     Document Type: Article

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