Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 227-233 , May 2009

Prevalence rates for dementia and Alzheimer's disease in African Americans: 1992 versus 2001

  • Kathleen S. Hall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 317-274-1249; Fax: 317-274-4139.
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  • Sujuan Gao

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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  • Olusegun Baiyewu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Kathleen A. Lane

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Oye Gureje

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Jianzhao Shen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., Wilmington, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Adesola Ogunniyi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
    • ,
  • Jill R. Murrell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Frederick W. Unverzagt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Jeanne Dickens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Madison Center, South Bend, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Valerie Smith-Gamble

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • Hugh C. Hendrie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Regenstrief Institute, Inc., Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

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 Supported by National Institute on Aging grant RO1 AG 009956-17.

 The funding source for this study played no role in the design and conduct of the study; the collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or the preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

PII: S1552-5260(09)00031-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.01.026

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 227-233 , May 2009

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