Preventing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether previous research on purported risk or protective factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cognitive decline is of sufficient strength to warrant specific recommendations for behavioral, lifestyle, or pharmaceutical interventions/modifications targeted to these endpoints. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Additional studies were identified from reference lists and technical …

Authors

Williams JW; Plassman BL; Burke J; Benjamin S

Journal

Evidence Report Technology Assessment, , No. 193, pp. 1–727

Publication Date

4 2010

ISSN

1530-4396

Associated Experts

Sophiya Benjamin

Associate Professor (Part-Time), Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

4203 Health Services and Systems 42 Health Sciences

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Alzheimer Disease Apolipoprotein E4 Cognition Disorders Depression Diabetes Complications Disease Progression Female Genetic Association Studies Humans Male Motor Activity Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Risk Factors Smoking