Background Care from the family physician is generally interrupted when patients with cancer
come under the care of second‐line and third‐line healthcare professionals who may also …

A prospective analysis of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease was a major objective of the
Canadian Study of Health and Aging, a nationwide, population-based study. Of 6,434 eligible …

Context Dementia is common, costly, and highly age related. Little attention has been paid
to the identification of modifiable lifestyle habits for its prevention. Objective To explore the …

Little is known about progression, short of dementia, in vascular cognitive impairment. In the
Canadian Study of Health and Aging, 149 participants (79.3 ± 6.7 years; 61% women) were …

Background Recent reports suggest a possibly protective effect for statins in patients with
Alzheimer disease. This association could be due to indication bias, ie, people who elect to …

… Dementia and its severity were diagnosed according to the criteria of the DSM-III-R. AD was
diagnosed with the use of the NINCDS-ADRDA criteria. Vascular dementia was diagnosed …

Objective: To highlight contributions to knowledge made by the Canadian Study of Health
and Aging (CSHA). Method: The CSHA began in 1991, with follow-ups in 1996 and 2001. It …

Organochlorines are persistent, lipophilic compounds widespread in the environment. This
chemical class comprises agricultural pesticides and industrial compounds used extensively …

… René Verreault's work was supported by the Laval University Chair for Geriatric Research.
This study was … René Verreault also contributed to data analyses and interpretation. …

Background Seniors with severe dementia residing in nursing homes (NHs) frequently
receive large numbers of medications. With disease progression, the medications' harm-benefit …