Periodontal inflammation in relation to cognitive function in an older adult Danish population

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 613-624

  Kamer, Angela R ^a   Morse, Douglas E ^a   Holm Pedersen, Poul ^b   Mortensen, Erik L ^c   Avlund, Kirsten ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; BDT; cognition; DST; inflammation; periodontal disease; tooth loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOCK DESIGN TEST; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIODONTITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 84858041872     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-102004     Document Type: Article

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