Explanations of AD in ethnic minority participants undergoing cognitive screening

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 334-339

  Tappen, Ruth M ^a   Gibson, Sandra E ^a   Williams, Christine L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Afro Caribbean; Alzheimer's disease; dementia; disease construction

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; ETHNICITY; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MINORITY GROUP; SCREENING TEST; TREMOR;

EID: 79960495328     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317511412047     Document Type: Article

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