Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1316-1321 , September 2007

Acceleration of cerebral ventricular expansion in the Cardiovascular Health Study

  • Owen T. Carmichael

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Center For Neuroscience, 1544 Newton Court, Davis, CA 95616, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 530 754 9657; fax: +1 916 734 6525.
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  • L.H. Kuller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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  • O.L. Lopez

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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  • P.M. Thompson

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • R.A. Dutton

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • A. Lu

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • S.E. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • J.Y. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • H.J. Aizenstein

      Affiliations

    • Psychiatry Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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  • C.C. Meltzer

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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  • Y. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States
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  • A.W. Toga

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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  • J.T. Becker

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States

Received 31 January 2006 ,Revised 14 June 2006 ,Accepted 19 June 2006.

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PII: S0197-4580(06)00230-2

doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.06.016

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 28, Issue 9 , Pages 1316-1321 , September 2007