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Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank...

Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank...

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Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank Cohort Study

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Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank Cohort Study

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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group

Journal title

BMJ open, 2022-02, Vol.12 (2), p.e053936-e053936

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English

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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group

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BackgroundSocial isolation and loneliness have been associated with increased risk of dementia, but it is not known whether this risk is modified or confounded by genetic risk of dementia.MethodsWe used the prospective UK Biobank study with 155 070 participants (mean age 64.1 years), including self-reported social isolation and loneliness. Genetic...

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Association of social isolation, loneliness and genetic risk with incidence of dementia: UK Biobank Cohort Study

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8d192054404345a5b2acc8a9f91e013e

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8d192054404345a5b2acc8a9f91e013e

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2044-6055

E-ISSN

2044-6055

DOI

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053936

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