Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly Without Cardio- and Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Population-Based Study in Rural China
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Department of Neurology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuroinjury Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin, China, Department of Epidemiology, Tianjin Neurological Institute, Tianjin, China, Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng, China, Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China, Department of Geriatrics, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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