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Family member deaths across adulthood predict Alzheimer's disease risk: The Cache County Study.

International journal of geriatric psychiatry - 1 Mar 2016

Norton Maria C, Fauth Elizabeth, Clark Christine J, Hatch Dan, Greene Daylee, Pfister Roxane, Tschanz JoAnn T, Smith Ken R

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OBJECTIVES: Parental death during childhood, and offspring and spouse death during adulthood have individually been associated with faster cognitive decline and higher Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk in late life. However, the cumulative effect of childhood and adulthood family deaths on AD risk among different age cohorts has not been studied. METHODS: To examine these associations, this prospective cohort study...

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PMID: 26133120
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4319
PMCID: PMC4950508

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