A modest proposal for a longitudinal study of dementia prevention (with apologies to Jonathan Swift, 1729)

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-315

  Friedland, Robert P ^a   Nandi, Shivani ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; dementia; epidemiology; prevention; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84872482694     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2012-121459     Document Type: Review

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