The influence of chronic stress on dementia-related diagnostic change in older adults

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-266

  Peavy, Guerry M ^a   Jacobson, Mark W ^b,e   Salmon, David P ^a   Gamst, Anthony C ^a,c   Patterson, Thomas L ^b,e   Goldman, Sherry ^b,e   Mills, Paul J ^b   Khandrika, Srikrishna ^d   Galasko, Douglas ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; Alzheimer disease; chronic stress; cortisol awakening response; dementia; diurnal rhythm; mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E4; HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DEMENTIA; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84865736227     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e3182389a9c     Document Type: Article

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