APOE polymorphism, socioeconomic status and cognitive function in mid-life--the Whitehall II longitudinal study.

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Published in Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol on July 15, 2005

Authors

J H Zhao1, E J Brunner, M Kumari, A Singh-Manoux, E Hawe, P J Talmud, M G Marmot, S E Humphries

Author Affiliations

1: Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health, International Centre for Health and Society, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, UK. j.zhao@ucl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Whitehall II - Social and Occupational Influences On Health and Illness | NCT00005680

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