Association between anticholinergic drugs and apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele and poorer cognitive function in older cardiovascular patients: a cross-sectional study.

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Published in J Am Geriatr Soc on March 01, 2009

Authors

Juho Uusvaara1, Kaisu H Pitkala, Pentti J Tienari, Hannu Kautiainen, Reijo S Tilvis, Timo E Strandberg

Author Affiliations

1: Unit of General Practice, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. juho.uusvaara@kauniala.fi

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