Influence of Education and Occupation on the Incidence of Alzheimer's Disease
JAMAPublished 6 April 1994Open access
Yaakov Stern
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Increased educational and occupational attainment may reduce the risk of incident AD, either by decreasing ease of clinical detection of AD or by imparting a reserve that delays the onset of clinical manifestations.
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The data suggest that increased educational and occupational attainment may reduce the risk of incident AD, either by decreasing ease of clinical detection of AD or by imparting a reserve that delays the onset of clinical manifestations.
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