A vascular risk factor index in relation to mortality and incident dementia

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 514-521

  Mitnitski, A ^a   Skoog, I ^b   Song, X ^a   Waern, M ^b   Ostling S ^b   Sundh, V ^b   Steen, B ^b   Rockwood, K ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dementia; Mortality; Multivariate models; Vascular factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMENTIA; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; ONSET AGE; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 33744772943     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01297.x     Document Type: Article

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