Investigation of Alzheimer's disease-related pathology in community dwelling older subjects who committed suicide

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 127-132

  Peisah, C ^a,b   Snowdon, J ^c   Gorrie, C ^b   Kril, J ^c   Rodriguez, M ^d  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Sydney South West Area Health Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Elderly; Neurodegenerative; Pathology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPATHY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; NEOCORTEX; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENILE PLAQUES; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 33847309497     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.08.030     Document Type: Article

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