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Hypertension and the risk of mild cognitive impairment.
Archives of neurology - 1 Dec 2007
Reitz Christiane, Tang Ming-Xin, Manly Jennifer, Mayeux Richard, Luchsinger José A
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OBJECTIVE: To explore whether hypertension is associated with the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), an intermediate stage of dementia, because there are conflicting data relating hypertension to the risk of Alzheimer disease. DESIGN AND SETTING: Prospective community-based cohort study conducted in northern Manhattan. Multivariate proportional hazards regression analyses were used, relating hypertension to...
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