The minority aging research study: Ongoing efforts to obtain brain donation in African Americans without dementia

Current Alzheimer Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 734-745

  Barnes, Lisa L ^a,b   Shah, Raj C ^a,b   Aggarwal, Neelum T ^a,b   Bennett, David A ^a,b   Schneider, Julie A ^a,b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Aging; Epidemiologic studies; Longitudinal; Neuropathology

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEATH; DEMENTIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MINORITY AGING RESEARCH STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84863549100     PISSN: 15672050     EISSN: 18755828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156720512801322627     Document Type: Article

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