Dementia and marital status at midlife and late life

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 339, Issue 7712, 2009, Pages 57-

  Helmer, Catherine ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PERSON; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 68149153016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1690     Document Type: Editorial

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