Untreated poor vision: A contributing factor to late-life dementia

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 728-735

  Rogers, Mary A M ^a   Langa, Kenneth M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Delirium, dementia, amnestic, cognitive disorders; Dementia; Health services research; Medicare; Memory disorders; Ophthalmology; Vision disorders

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; VISION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICARE; MEMORY DISORDER; VISUAL DISORDER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICARE; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949379036     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp453     Document Type: Article

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