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Is Alzheimer's disease preventable? A review of two decades of epidemiological research
 — a review of two decades of epidemiological research
Author(s)C J Gilleard
Journal titleAging & Mental Health, vol 4, no 2, May 2000
Pagespp 101-118
Sourcehttp://www.tandfonline.com
KeywordsDementia ; Research Reviews.
AnnotationIncreasing age emerges as one of the most powerful risk factors for the development of dementia or Alzheimer's disease (AD) across all populations studied in this review of the research. Examination of age-independent risk factors suggests that there are few environmental or clinical factors that seem to be related consistently to increased risk of dementia or AD. In contrast, familial genetic risk factors do seem to influence the risk of dementia or AD. Age, ethnicity and gender all have been found to moderate the effects of both genetic and environmental risk factors. The overall weight of evidence suggests that the primary influence of both risk and protective factors is to modify rather than determine the expression of dementia during the course of the adult lifespan. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-001018211 A
ClassmarkEA: 3A:6KC

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