The effects of stress and APOE genotype on cognition in older adults

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 165, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1376-1378

  Peavy, Guerry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ALLELE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOE GENE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CHRONIC STRESS; COGNITION; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENOTYPE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEMORY; NERVE REGENERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STRESS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; ALLELES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; COGNITION DISORDERS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 55749099835     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08081249     Document Type: Editorial

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