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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and the risk of dementia with stroke.
JAMA - 21 Jul 1999
Moroney J T, Tang M X, Berglund L, Small S, Merchant C, Bell K, Stern Y, Mayeux R
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CONTEXT: Next to Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia is the second most common form of dementia in the elderly, yet few specific risk factors have been identified. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship of plasma lipids and lipoproteins to dementia with stroke. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective longitudinal community-based study over a 7-year period (1991-1998). PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1111 nondemented...
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