Commentary on "Developing a national strategy to prevent dementia: Leon Thal Symposium 2009." Is dementia among older individuals 75+ a unique disease?

Alzheimer's and Dementia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-144

  Kuller, Lewis H ^a   Lopez, Oscar L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SYMPOSIUM;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949339663     PISSN: 15525260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2010.01.004     Document Type: Editorial

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