Frailty and the risk of dementia: is the association explained by shared environmental and genetic factors?
Frailty has been identified as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. However, it is not known whether familial factors, such as genetics and shared environmental factors, underlie this associati...
Source: BMC Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ge Bai, Yunzhang Wang, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Xia Li, Yasutake Tomata, Ida K. Karlsson, Nancy L. Pedersen, Sara H ägg and Juulia Jylhävä Tags: Research article Source Type: research