A Meta-Analysis of Alzheimer's Disease Incidence and Prevalence Comparing African-Americans and Caucasians

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 71-76

  Steenland, Kyle ^a   Goldstein, Felicia C ^b   Levey, Allan ^b   Wharton, Whitney ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Alzheimer's disease; Caucasian; incidence; prevalence; race

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVAL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; MALE;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84954165202     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-150778     Document Type: Article

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