The number of pregnancies is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1374-1377

  Colucci, M ^a   Cammarata, S ^b   Assini, A ^a   Croce, R ^c   Clerici, F ^d   Novello, C ^b   Mazzella, L ^a   Dagnino, N ^c   Mariani, C ^d   Tanganelli, P ^a  

^a PA Micone Hospital   (Italy)

^b GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VILLA SCASSI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Estrogens; Pregnancies; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NULLIPARA; ONSET AGE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750959588     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2006.01520.x     Document Type: Article

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