The associations between serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor, potential confounders, and cognitive decline: A longitudinal study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Nettiksimmons, Jasmine ^a   Simonsick, Eleanor M ^b   Harris, Tamara ^b   Satterfield, Suzanne ^c   Rosano, Caterina ^d   Yaffe, Kristine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR, HUMAN;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DIGIT SYMBOL SUBSTITUTION TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGED; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE;

EID: 84899911042     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091339     Document Type: Article

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