Physical activity, APOE genotype, and dementia risk: Findings from the Cardiovascular Health Cognition Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 639-651

  Podewils, Laura Jean ^a   Guallar, Eliseo ^a,b   Kuller, Lewis H ^c   Fried, Linda P ^b   Lopez, Oscar L ^d   Carlson, Michelle ^b   Lyketsos, Conslantine G ^b,e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Alzheimer disease; Dementia; Exercise; Motor activity; Physical fitness; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4;

HEALTH RISK;

AGED; ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 15744372044     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi092     Document Type: Article

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