Proneness to psychological distress is associated with risk of Alzheimer's disease

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1479-1485

  Wilson, R S ^a,b   Evans, D A ^a,b   Bienias, J L ^b   Mendes De Leon, C F ^b   Schneider, J A ^b   Bennett, D A ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CLERGY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345475390     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000096167.56734.59     Document Type: Article

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