Associations of serum cortisol with cognitive function and dementia: The rotterdam study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 671-677

  Schrijvers, Elisabeth M C ^a   Direk, Nese ^a   Koudstaal, Peter J ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Hofman, Albert ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a   Breteler, Monique M B ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cognition; cortisol; dementia

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 80052863424     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-110224     Document Type: Article

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