Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 305-309 , July 2008

Diagnosis and assessment of Alzheimer's disease in diverse populations

  • Peggye Dilworth-Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Policy & Administration, School of Public Health & Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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  • Hugh C. Hendrie

      Affiliations

    • Center for Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Jennifer J. Manly

      Affiliations

    • G. H. Sergievsky Center and Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Ara S. Khachaturian

      Affiliations

    • Khachaturian and Associates, Inc., Potomac, MD, USA
    • ,
  • Sam Fazio

      Affiliations

    • Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer's Association, national headquarters, Chicago, IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: (312) 335-5179; Fax: (866) 381-4825.

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PII: S1552-5260(08)00077-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.03.001

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 305-309 , July 2008

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