Geographical differences in the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease mortality: United States versus Puerto Rico

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 462-469

  Figueroa, Raul ^a   Steenland, Kyle ^b,c   MacNeil, Jessica R ^b   Levey, Allan I ^c   Vega, Irving E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO RIO PIEDRAS   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Epidemiology; Hispanics; Mortality rate; Tauopathy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CODING; DEATH CERTIFICATE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PUERTO RICO; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAUOPATHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049109980     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317508321909     Document Type: Article

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