The association of dementia with upper arm and waist circumference in seven low- and middle-income countries: The 10/66 cross-sectional surveys

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 897-904

  Taylor, Clare L ^a   Albanese, Emiliano ^b   Stewart, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; Dementia; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIA; MEXICO; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; VENEZUELA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ARM; BODY SIZE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; MEXICO; PERU; POVERTY; VENEZUELA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84866414069     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr244     Document Type: Article

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