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Incidence and risk factors for mild cognitive impairment: a population-based three-year follow-up study of cognitively healthy elderly subjects.
Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders - 1 Jan 2004
Tervo Susanna, Kivipelto Miia, Hänninen Tuomo, Vanhanen Matti, Hallikainen Merja, Mannermaa Arto, Soininen Hilkka
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BACKGROUND: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has attracted considerable interest as a potential predictor of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Both the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele and vascular factors have been associated with a higher risk for AD, recently they have also been linked to the risk of MCI. OBJECTIVES: To estimate the incidence of MCI among cognitively healthy elderly subjects during a 3-year...
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