Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study

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2019-07-23

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Lipnicki, Darren
Makkar, Steve
Crawford, John
Thalamuthu, Anbupalam
Kochan, Nicole A.
Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda
Castro-Costa, Erico
Brayne, Carol
Pinheiro Ferri, Cleusa
Stephan, Blossom C. M.

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Public Library of Science

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With no effective treatments for cognitive decline or dementia, improving the evidence base for modifiable risk factors is a research priority. This study investigated associations between risk factors and late-life cognitive decline on a global scale, including comparisons between ethno-regional groups.

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Lipnicki DM, Makkar SR, Crawford JD, Thalamuthu A, Kochan NA, Lima-Costa MF, et al. (2019) Determinants of cognitive performance and decline in 20 diverse ethno-regional groups: A COSMIC collaboration cohort study. PLoS Med 16 (7): e1002853. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal. pmed.1002853

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PLoS Medicine

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