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September 30, 2008; 71 (14) Articles

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
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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
Neurology Sep 2008, 71 (14) 1057-1064; DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000306313.89165.ef

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vol. 71 no. 14 1057-1064
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000306313.89165.ef
PubMed: 
18367704

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • First Published March 26, 2008.

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    1. R. A. Whitmer, PhD,
    2. D. R. Gustafson, PhD,
    3. E. Barrett-Connor, MD,
    4. M. N. Haan, DrPH,
    5. E. P. Gunderson, PhD and
    6. K. Yaffe, MD
  1. R. A. Whitmer, PhD,
  2. D. R. Gustafson, PhD,
  3. E. Barrett-Connor, MD,
  4. M. N. Haan, DrPH,
  5. E. P. Gunderson, PhD and
  6. K. Yaffe, MD
  1. 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.
  1. 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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