Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2006

Comparison of clinical and neuropathologic diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease in 3 epidemiologic samples

  • Brenda L. Plassman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 919-682-6722; Fax: 919-687-0424.
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  • Ara S. Khachaturian

      Affiliations

    • Khachaturian and Associates, Potomac, MD, USA
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  • Jeannette J. Townsend

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Science Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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  • Melvyn J. Ball

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuropathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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  • David C. Steffens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Carol E. Leslie

      Affiliations

    • College of Family Life, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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  • JoAnn T. Tschanz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
    • College of Family Life, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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  • Maria C. Norton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
    • College of Family Life, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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  • James R. Burke

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Christine M. Hulette

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Randal R. Nixon

      Affiliations

    • Section of Neuropathology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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  • Mary Tyrey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • John C.S. Breitner

      Affiliations

    • VA Puget Sound Health Care System and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

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PII: S1552-5260(05)00500-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2005.11.001

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 2-11 , January 2006

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