Potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia in identical twins

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 110-117

  Gatz, Margaret ^a,b   Mortimer, James A ^c   Fratiglioni, Laura ^b   Johansson, Boo ^d   Berg, Stig ^a,e   Reynolds, Chandra A ^f   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; education; oral health; prevention of dementia; risk factors; tooth loss; twin studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SHORT STATURE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 33645760494     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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