No increased risk of developing Alzheimer disease in patients with glaucoma

Journal of Glaucoma

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Kessing, Lars V ^a,b   Lopez, Ana G ^b   Andersen, Per K ^b   Kessing, Sven V ^a  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Cataract; Dementia; Glaucoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OUTPATIENT; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CATARACT; DENMARK; FEMALE; GLAUCOMA, ANGLE-CLOSURE; GLAUCOMA, OPEN-ANGLE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846278737     PISSN: 10570829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31802b3527     Document Type: Article

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