Cognitive Impairment and Decline Are Associated with Carotid Artery Disease in Patients without Clinically Evident Cerebrovascular Disease

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Johnston, S Claiborne ^a   O'Meara, Ellen S ^b   Manolio, Teri A ^b   Lefkowitz, David ^b   O'Leary, Daniel H ^b   Goldstein, Steven ^b   Carlson, Michelle C ^b   Fried, Linda P ^b   Longstreth Jr , W T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT HANDEDNESS;

EID: 1042276732     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-140-4-200402170-00005     Document Type: Article

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