Early life socioeconomic status and late life risk of Alzheimer's disease

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-14

  Wilson, Robert S ^a,c   Scherr, Paul A ^b,d   Hoganson, George ^a   Bienias, Julia L ^b,c   Evans, Denis A ^b,c   Bennett, David A ^a,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitive function; Longitudinal clinicopathologic study; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLERGY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLERGY; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20844436458     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085307     Document Type: Article

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