Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 285-290 , July 2008

Effect of parental family history of Alzheimer's disease on serial position profiles

  • Asenath La Rue

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 608-829-3308; Fax: 608-829-3315.
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  • Bruce Hermann

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
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  • Jana E. Jones

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Department of Neurology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Sterling Johnson

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Sanjay Asthana

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, USA
    • ,
  • Mark A. Sager

      Affiliations

    • Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
    • Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2008.03.009

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 285-290 , July 2008

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