Incidence of Dementia over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study

Claudia L. Satizábal; Alexa S. Beiser; Vincent Chouraki; Geneviève Chêne; Carole Dufouil; Sudha Seshadri

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1504327

Abstract

Among participants in the Framingham Heart Study, the incidence of dementia has declined over the course of three decades. The factors contributing to this decline have not been completely identified. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health.).

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DementiaFramingham Heart StudyIncidence (geometry)DemographyLife expectancyMedicineGerontologyPopulationFramingham Risk ScoreDiseaseInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 374
Issue: 6
Pages: 523-532
Citations: 997
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                                    Claudia L. Satizábal, 
                                
                                    Alexa S. Beiser, 
                                
                                    Vincent Chouraki
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Incidence of Dementia over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 374
                            (6)
                            , 523-532.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1504327
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1504327