Alzheimer's disease and diet: a systematic review

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 161-175

  Yusufov, Miryam ^a   Weyandt, Lisa L ^a   Piryatinsky, Irene ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; diet; food; protective; risk

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEUROIMAGING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DIET; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85003601583     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207454.2016.1155572     Document Type: Review

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