Longitudinal epidemiologic clinical-pathologic studies of aging and alzheimer's disease

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 617-620

  Bennett, David A ^a,b   Launer, Lenore J ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOPSY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; EDITORIAL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; LEWY BODY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84863542098     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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