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The puzzle of sex, gender and Alzheimer’s disease: Why are women more often affected than men?
OBJECTIVE: There are impressive differences in the incidence, prevalence and experience of women and men with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Notably, two-thirds of those with AD, the most common form of dementia, are women. Our objective was to provide a literature-based framework to understand these sex...
Autores principales: | Andrew, Melissa K, Tierney, Mary C |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6311541/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745506518817995 |
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