A population-based clinicopathological study in the oldest-old: The 90+ study

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 709-717

  Corrada, María M ^a   Berlau, Daniel J ^a   Kawas, Claudia H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cohort study; Dementia; Longitudinal studies; Neuropathology; Oldest old

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN INFARCTION; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DSM-IV; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENILE PLAQUE;

EID: 84863538049     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512801322537     Document Type: Article

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