Perspective on race and ethnicity in Alzheimer's disease research

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 233-238

  Weiner, Myron F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Ethnicity; Race

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CLIMATE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY HISTORY; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INHERITANCE; LIFESTYLE; ONSET AGE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS;

EID: 45749145099     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.10.016     Document Type: Editorial

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