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Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later
R. A. Whitmer, D. R. Gustafson, E. Barrett-Connor, M. N. Haan, E. P. Gunderson, K. Yaffe
First published March 26, 2008, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000306313.89165.ef
R. A. Whitmer
D. R. Gustafson
E. Barrett-Connor
M. N. Haan
E. P. Gunderson
Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later
R. A. Whitmer, D. R. Gustafson, E. Barrett-Connor, M. N. Haan, E. P. Gunderson, K. Yaffe
Neurology Sep 2008, 71 (14) 1057-1064; DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000306313.89165.ef
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- R. A. Whitmer, PhD,
- D. R. Gustafson, PhD,
- E. Barrett-Connor, MD,
- M. N. Haan, DrPH,
- E. P. Gunderson, PhD and
- K. Yaffe, MD
- R. A. Whitmer, PhD,
- D. R. Gustafson, PhD,
- E. Barrett-Connor, MD,
- M. N. Haan, DrPH,
- E. P. Gunderson, PhD and
- K. Yaffe, MD
- From Kaiser Permanente Division of Research (R.A.W., E.P.G.), Oakland, CA; Goteberg University (D.R.G.), Goteberg, Sweden; the Department of Family Medicine (E.B.-C.), University of California, La Jolla; the Department of Epidemiology (M.N.H.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and the Departments of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology (K.Y.), University of California, San Francisco.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Rachel A. Whitmer, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, 2000 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612 rachel.whitmer{at}kp.org
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- Manuela Chiara Sacchi (Division of Clinical Nutrition, Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy) Alexis Elias Malavazos (Endocrinology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy)
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- Mark A. Smith (Case Western Reserve University), J. Wes Ashford (Stanford University)
Submitted June 26, 2008 - Reply from the authors
- Rachael A. Whitmer, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Oakland, CARachel.Whitmer@nsmtp.kp.org
- D. R. Gustafson, E. Barrett-Connor, M. N. Haan, E. P. Gunderson, and K. Yaffe
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