Anemia is associated with incidence of dementia: a national health screening study in Korea involving 37,900 persons

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to investigate whether anemia is associated with dementia incidence in the elderly. Methods Using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS) database, we identified 66-year-old subjects (n = 37,900) who wer...

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Main Authors: Su-Min Jeong, Dong Wook Shin, Ji Eun Lee, Jung Hyeon Hyeon, Jinkook Lee, SangYun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13195-017-0322-2