Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 341-347, October 2007

General risk factors for dementia: A systematic evidence review

  • Christopher Patterson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: (905) 521-7931; Fax: (905) 521-7905.
    • ,
  • John Feightner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Angeles Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Chris MacKnight

      Affiliations

    • Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

published online 24 September 2007.

Abstract 

This review identifies and quantifies general (ie, nongenetic) risk factors for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia specifically.

Keywords: Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular dementia, Risk factors

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PII: S1552-5260(07)00558-4

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2007.07.001

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 341-347, October 2007

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