Incidence of Dementia over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study

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Authors

Claudia L. Satizábal · Boston University

Alexa Beiser · Boston Public Schools

Vincent Chouraki · Framingham Heart Study

Geneviève Chêne · Sciences Po Bordeaux

Carole Dufouil · Sciences Po Bordeaux

Sudha Seshadri · Boston University

Abstract

Among participants in the Framingham Heart Study, the incidence of dementia has declined over the course of three decades. The factors contributing to this decline have not been completely identified. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health.).

Topics & Keywords

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Nutritional Studies and Diet Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 374, Issue 6, pp. 523-532

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1504327

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