Journal article
Diagnosis and treatment of dementia: 1. Risk assessment and primary prevention of Alzheimer disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In addition to nonmodifiable genetic risk factors, potentially modifiable factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and environmental exposures have been identified as risk factors for Alzheimer disease. In this article, we provide physicians with practical guidance on risk assessment and primary prevention of Alzheimer disease based on recommendations from the Third Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of …
Authors
Patterson C; Feightner JW; Garcia A; Hsiung G-YR; MacKnight C; Sadovnick AD
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 178, No. 5, pp. 548–556
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
February 26, 2008
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.070796
ISSN
0820-3946