Hemoglobin levels and Alzheimer disease: An epidemiologic study in India

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 523-526

  Pandav, Rajesh S ^a   Chandra, Vijay ^b   Dodge, Hiroko H ^c   DeKosky, Steven T ^a   Ganguli, Mary ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Centre for Ageing Research in India   (India)

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

^d WPIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCREENING;

EID: 84903123697     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200409000-00011     Document Type: Article

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