Problem behavior of dementia patients predicts low-grade hypercoagulability in spousal caregivers

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1004-1011

  Von Känel, Roland ^a,b   Mausbach, Brent T ^b   Dimsdale, Joel E ^b   Mills, Paul J ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^b   Ancoli Israel, Sonia ^b   Ziegler, Michael G ^c   Roepke, Susan K ^b,d   Allison, Matthew ^e   Grant, Igor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Biomarkers; Blood coagulation; Caregiving; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; THROMBOPHILIA;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THROMBOPHILIA; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

EID: 77955876435     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq073     Document Type: Article

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