Index variables for studying outcomes in vascular cognitive impairment

Neuroepidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 196-204

  Song, Xiaowei ^a,c   Mitnitski, Arnold ^b,c   Rockwood, Kenneth ^a,c,d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Centre for Health Care of the Elderly   (Canada)

Author keywords

Survival probability; Vascular clinical profile index; Vascular cognitive impairment; Vascular risk factor index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANADA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26644438551     PISSN: 02515350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000087538     Document Type: Article

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