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Association between features of the insulin resistance syndrome and Alzheimer's disease independently of apolipoprotein E4 phenotype: cross sectional population based study.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) - 25 Oct 1997
Kuusisto J, Koivisto K, Mykkänen L, Helkala E L, Vanhanen M, Hänninen T, Kervinen K, Kesäniemi Y A, Riekkinen P J, Laakso M
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between features of the insulin resistance syndrome and Alzheimer's disease. DESIGN: Cross sectional population based study. SUBJECTS: 980 people aged 69 to 78 (349 men, 631 women). SETTING: Population of Kuopio, eastern Finland. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Presence of features of the insulin resistance syndrome and diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by detailed neurological and...
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