Sex and gender differences in Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations for future research

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1018-1023

  Carter, Christine L ^a   Resnick, Eileen M ^b   Mallampalli, Monica ^a   Kalbarczyk, Anna ^b  

^a Society for Women's Health Research   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; GENETICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84867194247     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2012.3789     Document Type: Article

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