The elderly population is increasing more than any other sector of the population. Dementia, a prevalent condition in the elderly, increases disability, morbidity and mortality among older people. For these reasons the possibility of predicting progression and prognosis has enormous importance. Desp
Lifetime principal occupation and risk of Alzheimer's disease in the Kungsholmen project
β Scribed by Chengxuan Qiu; Anita Karp; Eva von Strauss; Bengt Winblad; Laura Fratiglioni; Tom Bellander
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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