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Association of depression with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in an elderly Arab population of Wadi-Ara, Israel.
International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Mar 2006
Bowirrat Abdalla, Oscar-Berman Marlene, Logroscino Giancarlo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Because dementia and depression share common risk factors, we investigated risk factors for depression in Arab subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VaD). METHODS: In a cross-sectional population-based study, we conducted a door-to-door survey of all adults over age 60 in an Arab community of rural Israel. We conducted interviews, gave questionnaires, and collected DNA blood...
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