To what extent can Alzheimer disease be prevented?

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 552-553

  Kivipelto, Miia ^a   Mangialasche, Francesca ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; NEUROPROTECTION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; FACTUAL DATABASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84926524556     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.170     Document Type: Short Survey

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