The Prevalence and Malignancy of Alzheimer Disease. A Major Killer

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 378-380

  Katzman, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURITE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT CARE; PENETRANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SENILE DEMENTIA; SENILE PLAQUE; SENILITY; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55549125519     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.10.003     Document Type: Editorial

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