Editorial: An ironic tragedy: Are spouses of persons with Dementia at higher risk for Dementia than spouses of persons without Dementia?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 976-978

  Vitaliano, Peter P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPOUSE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952231049     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02843.x     Document Type: Editorial

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