If we live long enough, will we all be demented?: Redux

Neurology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 310-311

  Hogan, David B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b HSC 3330 Hospital Dr NW ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 67649450382     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000319660.82871.17     Document Type: Editorial

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