Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 43-49 , 15 March 2005

Survival following dementia onset: Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia

  • Annette L. Fitzpatrick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center, Building 29, Suite 310, 6200 NE 74th Street, Seattle, WA 98115, USA. Tel.: +1 206 685 7123; fax: +1 206 616 4075.
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  • Lewis H. Kuller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Oscar L. Lopez

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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  • Claudia H. Kawas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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  • William Jagust

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA

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PII: S0022-510X(04)00445-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2004.11.022

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 229 , Pages 43-49 , 15 March 2005

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