Change in Cognitive Function in Older Persons From a Community Population
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- 1 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 56 (10) , 1274-1279
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.56.10.1274
Abstract
IN LONGITUDINAL, population-based studies of persons 65 years and older, advancing age is associated with more rapid cognitive decline1,2 and with increased prevalence and incidence of Alzheimer disease.3-9 It is likely that some of the cognitive decline observed in aged populations reflects Alzheimer disease. Unfortunately, few longitudinal, population-based studies include clinical evaluation for dementia and Alzheimer disease.Keywords
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