Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 445-453 , November 2009

Cognitive performance and informant reports in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in African Americans and whites

  • Guy G. Potter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 919-682-2722; Fax: 919-687-0424.
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  • Brenda L. Plassman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • James R. Burke

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Mohammed U. Kabeto

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • Kenneth M. Langa

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
    • Veterans Affairs Center for Practice Management and Outcomes Research, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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  • David J. Llewellyn

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • Mary A.M. Rogers

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 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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doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.04.1234

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 445-453 , November 2009

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