Commentary on "Perspective on race and ethnicity in Alzheimer's disease research"

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 239-241

  Griffith, Derek M ^a   Griffith, Patrick A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Blacks; Dementia; Health disparities; Health inequities

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 45749088091     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.10.014     Document Type: Note

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