The honolulu-asia aging study: Epidemiologic and neuropathologic research on cognitive impairment

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 664-672

  Gelber, Rebecca P ^a,b,c,d   Launer, Lenore J ^a,b,c,d   White, Lon R ^a,b,c,d  

^a KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA Pacific Islands Healthcare System (RPG)   (United States)

^c CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Autopsy; Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Epidemiology; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID PLAQUE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATROPHY; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HIPPOCAMPAL SCLEROSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFARCTION; ISOCORTICAL PLAQUE; LIFESPAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEURORIBRILLARY PLAQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENILE PLAQUE; VASCULAR LESION;

EID: 84863543549     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512801322618     Document Type: Article

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