Knee height and arm span: A reflection of early life environment and risk of dementia

Neurology

Volumn 70, Issue 19 PART 2, 2008, Pages 1818-1826

  Huang, T L ^a   Carlson, M C ^b   Fitzpatrick, A L ^c   Kuller, L H ^d   Fried, L P ^e   Zandi, P P ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 43249113133     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000311444.20490.98     Document Type: Article

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