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| First Name: | Hui-Xin | | Last Name: | Wang | | Title: | Research scientist | | Advanced Degrees: | Ph.D | | Affiliation: | Stockholm Gerontology Research Center | | Department: | NEUROTEC | | Street Address 1: | Olivecronas vag 4 | | City: | Stockholm | | State/Province: | Stockholm | | Zip/Postal Code: | 113 82 | Country/Territory: | Sweden | | Email Address: |  |
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Member reports no financial or other potential conflicts of interest. [Last Modified: 10 June 2003]
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Research institute, University
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1995-present Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden Research topic: Social factors and dementia
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Wang HX, Karp A, Winblad B, Fratiglioni L. Late-life engagement in social and leisure activities is associated with a decreased risk of dementia: a longitudinal study from the Kungsholmen project. Am J Epidemiol. 2002 Jun 15;155(12):1081-7. PMID: 12048221 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Palmer K, Wang HX, Backman L, Winblad B, Fratiglioni L. Differential evolution of cognitive impairment in nondemented older persons: results from the Kungsholmen Project. Am J Psychiatry. 2002 Mar;159(3):436-42. PMID: 11870008 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Wang HX, Wahlin A, Basun H, Fastbom J, Winblad B, Fratiglioni L. Vitamin B(12) and folate in relation to the development of Alzheimer's disease. Neurology. 2001 May 8;56(9):1188-94. PMID: 11342684 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Giron MS, Wang HX, Bernsten C, Thorslund M, Winblad B, Fastbom J. The appropriateness of drug use in an older nondemented and demented population. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001 Mar;49(3):277-83. PMID: 11300238 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Fratiglioni L, Wang HX, Ericsson K, Maytan M, Winblad B. Influence of social network on occurrence of dementia: a community-based longitudinal study. Lancet. 2000 Apr 15;355(9212):1315-9. PMID: 10776744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Wang HX, Fratiglioni L, Frisoni GB, Viitanen M, Winblad B. Smoking and the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease: cross-sectional and longitudinal data in a population-based study. Am J Epidemiol. 1999 Apr 1;149(7):640-4. PMID: 10192311 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Big population-based study with a long follow-up period. |
Social factors may play important role on the process of dementia. |
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