Cerebral embolism and Alzheimer's disease

British Medical Journal

Volumn 332, Issue 7550, 2006, Pages 1104-1105

  Kivipelto, Miia ^a   Solomon, Alina ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT INTAKE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; NOTE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM;

EID: 33646849461     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7550.1104     Document Type: Editorial

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