Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data

Sam Norton; Fiona E. Matthews; Deborah E. Barnes; Kristine Yaffe; Carol Brayne

doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(14)70136-x

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National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

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DiseaseMedicineRisk factorDemographyPopulationEnvironmental healthGerontologyAttributable riskObesityDepression (economics)Educational attainmentBehavioral Risk Factor Surveillance SystemRelative riskConfidence intervalInternal medicine

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Year: 2014
Type: review
Volume: 13
Issue: 8
Pages: 788-794
Citations: 2419
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                                    Sam Norton, 
                                
                                    Fiona E. Matthews, 
                                
                                    Deborah E. Barnes
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2014). 
                            Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 13
                            (8)
                            , 788-794.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(14)70136-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(14)70136-x