The Minority Aging Research Study: ongoing efforts to obtain brain donation in African Americans without dementia.

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Published in Curr Alzheimer Res on July 01, 2012

Authors

Lisa L Barnes1, Raj C Shah, Neelum T Aggarwal, David A Bennett, Julie A Schneider

Author Affiliations

1: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, 600 S. Paulina, Suite 1038, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Lisa_L_Barnes@rush.edu

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