Early-life risk factors for Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-72

  Borenstein, Amy R ^a   Copenhaver, Cathleen I ^a   Mortimer, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Brain reserve; Clinical expression; Early life; Life course; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; COGNITION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; GENETIC DISORDER; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTELLIGENCE; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745659265     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wad.0000201854.62116.d7     Document Type: Review

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