Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Arizona 1986
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2011 - 2013
  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2011
  • Associate Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2002 - 2006
  • Assistant Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Medical Psychology, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 1996 - 2002
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • MAY 7, 2015

    Durham Herald-Sun

    War on Alzheimer's: Durham firms lead push in treatment R&D
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Metabolic Signatures Underlying Vascular Risk Factors for Alzheimer-type Dementias awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
  • Behavioral and Physiology in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Genes, and Pesticide Use in the Agricultural Health Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2020
  • VRFCAT Supplement awarded by VeraSci 2019 - 2020
  • Validation of a Performance Based Measure of Functioning in MCI and Early AD (VRFCAT) awarded by NeuroCog Trials 2018 - 2020
  • Determinants of TBI and Risk of Dementia: Effects of Race, Comorbidities and Health Behaviors awarded by NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute 2018 - 2019
  • Improving Oral Health of Individuals with Mild Dementia awarded by New York University 2018 - 2019
  • NC Registry for Brain Health awarded by State of North Carolina 2018 - 2019
  • Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning-CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2017 - 2019
  • Life Course Process of Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Difference and Biosocial Mechanisms awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2017 - 2019
  • Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment awarded by University of Michigan 2016 - 2019
  • Innovating Tablet-Based Cognitive Assessment for CNS Disorders of Aging awarded by NeuroCog Trials 2016 - 2018
  • Genes, environments, interactions, and cognitive decline in the HRS awarded by Wake Forest University 2015 - 2018
  • Assessing feasibility of computer virtual reality instrument awarded by NeuroCog Trials 2018
  • The Greatest Generation: The NAS-NRC WWII Twins Registry as a Scientific Resource - Data Archiving awarded by University of Southern California 2017 - 2018
  • Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia - Evidence for Amyloid Scanning - CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2016 - 2017
  • Epidemiology of mTBI and Neurosensory Outcomes awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University 2014 - 2016
  • Developing an Oral Health Intervention for Individuals with Mild Dementia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2016
  • Behavior And Physiology In Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2015
  • Genes, environments, interactions, and cognitive decline in the HRS awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2015
  • Trend and Trajectories of Oral Health among Older Americans awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2014
  • Cognitive Endophenotypes for Genetic Studies of Alzheimer's Disease awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2012
  • Epidemiology of dementia in Cache County, Utah awarded by National Institutes of Health 1994 - 2011
  • IPA - Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2010
  • NIH State-of-the-Science Conference on Preventing Alzheimer's Disease and Cognitive Decline awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2008 - 2010
  • IPA - Brenda Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2008 - 2009
  • Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Twins awarded by National Institutes of Health 1989 - 2008
  • IPA - Brenda Plassman awarded by Veterans Administration Medical Center 2006 - 2008
  • Job Complexity and Cognition in Older Twin Pairs awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2005
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Kuchibhatla, Maragatha, Jaimie C. Hunter, Brenda L. Plassman, Michael W. Lutz, Ramon Casanova, Santiago Saldana, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk factors, and cognitive decline in the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)..” Aging Ment Health, April 25, 2019, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1594169.
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    • Anderson, Ruth A., Jing Wang, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen Nye, Melanie Bunn, Patricia A. Poole, Connor Drake, Hanzhang Xu, Zhao Ni, and Bei Wu. “Working together to learn new oral hygiene techniques: Pilot of a carepartner-assisted intervention for persons with cognitive impairment..” Geriatric Nursing (New York, N.Y.), December 3, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.11.002.
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    • Freedman, Vicki A., Judith D. Kasper, Brenda C. Spillman, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Short-Term Changes in the Prevalence of Probable Dementia: An Analysis of the 2011-2015 National Health and Aging Trends Study..” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 73, no. suppl_1 (April 16, 2018): S48–56. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbx144.
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    • Hunter, Jaimie C., Elizabeth P. Handing, Ramon Casanova, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Michael W. Lutz, Santiago Saldana, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “Neighborhoods, sleep quality, and cognitive decline: Does where you live and how well you sleep matter?.” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 14, no. 4 (April 2018): 454–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2017.10.007.
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    • Atkins, A. S., A. Khan, D. Ulshen, A. Vaughan, D. Balentin, H. Dickerson, L. E. Liharska, B. Plassman, K. Welsh-Bohmer, and R. S. E. Keefe. “Assessment of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline Using the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool (VRFCAT)..” The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’S Disease 5, no. 4 (January 2018): 216–34. https://doi.org/10.14283/jpad.2018.28.
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    • Romero, Heather R., Andreas U. Monsch, Kathleen M. Hayden, Brenda L. Plassman, Alexandra S. Atkins, Richard S. E. Keefe, Shyama Brewster, et al. “TOMMORROW neuropsychological battery: German language validation and normative study..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia (New York, N. Y.) 4 (January 2018): 314–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2018.06.009.
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    • Whitson, Heather E., Guy G. Potter, Jody A. Feld, Brenda L. Plassman, Kelly Reynolds, Richard Sloane, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Dual-Task Gait and Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Risk in Cognitively Normal Adults: A Pilot Study..” J Alzheimers Dis 64, no. 4 (2018): 1137–48. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180016.
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    • Hybels, Celia F., Bei Wu, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Joan M. Bennett, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time..” Journal of Public Health Dentistry 76, no. 4 (September 2016): 287–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12153.
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    • Wu, Bei, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Brenda L. Plassman, and Liang Guo. “Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 64, no. 8 (August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14572.
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    • Qin, Bo, Anthony J. Viera, Paul Muntner, Brenda L. Plassman, Lloyd J. Edwards, Linda S. Adair, Barry M. Popkin, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Visit-to-Visit Variability in Blood Pressure Is Related to Late-Life Cognitive Decline..” Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) 68, no. 1 (July 2016): 106–13. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07494.
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    • Lee, K., B. Plassman, W. Pan, and B. Wu. “Mediation Effect of Oral Hygiene on the Relationship Between Cognitive Function and Oral Health in Older Adults.” Journal of Gerontological Nursing 42, no. 5 (May 1, 2016): 30–37. https://doi.org/10.3928/00989134-20151218-03.
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    • Oh, Gabriel, Sasha Ebrahimi, Sun-Chong Wang, Rene Cortese, Zachary A. Kaminsky, Irving I. Gottesman, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, and Art Petronis. “Epigenetic assimilation in the aging human brain..” Genome Biology 17 (April 28, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-016-0946-8.
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    • Arden, Rosalind, Michelle Luciano, Ian J. Deary, Chandra A. Reynolds, Nancy L. Pedersen, Brenda L. Plassman, Matt McGue, Kaare Christensen, and Peter M. Visscher. “Authors' Response to Kaufman and Muntaner..” International Journal of Epidemiology 45, no. 2 (April 2016): 578–79. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyw020.
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    • Wu, Bei, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Brenda L. Plassman, and Liang Guo. “Association Between Oral Health and Cognitive Status: A Systematic Review..” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 4 (April 2016): 739–51. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14036.
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    • Arden, Rosalind, Michelle Luciano, Ian J. Deary, Chandra A. Reynolds, Nancy L. Pedersen, Brenda L. Plassman, Matt McGue, Kaare Christensen, and Peter M. Visscher. “The association between intelligence and lifespan is mostly genetic..” International Journal of Epidemiology 45, no. 1 (February 2016): 178–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyv112.
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    • Hybels, Celia F., Joan M. Bennett, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, and Bei Wu. “Trajectories of depressive symptoms and oral health outcomes in a community sample of older adults..” International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 83–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4292.
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    • Gurland, Barry J., William Page, Brent Small, John J. McArdle, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Heritability of Health and Aging Limitations on Personally Desired Activities..” Health Psychology Research 3, no. 2 (September 2015). https://doi.org/10.4081/hpr.2015.1981.
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    • Qin, Bo, Linda S. Adair, Brenda L. Plassman, Carolina Batis, Lloyd J. Edwards, Barry M. Popkin, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Decline Among Chinese Older Adults..” Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 26, no. 5 (September 2015): 758–68. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000338.
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    • Holsinger, Tracey, Brenda L. Plassman, Karen M. Stechuchak, James R. Burke, Cynthia J. Coffman, and John W. Williams. “Stability of Diagnoses of Cognitive Impairment, Not Dementia in a Veterans Affairs Primary Care Population..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 63, no. 6 (June 2015): 1105–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13455.
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    • Lee, K. H., B. Wu, and B. L. Plassman. “Dental care utilization among older adults with cognitive impairment in the USA.” Geriatrics and Gerontology International 15, no. 3 (March 1, 2015): 255–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12264.
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    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Bei Wu, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Dental care utilization among older adults with cognitive impairment in the USA..” Geriatrics & Gerontology International 15, no. 3 (March 2015): 255–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12264.
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    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Michael W. Lutz, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Cassandra Germain, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Effect of APOE and CD33 on Cognitive Decline..” Plos One 10, no. 6 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130419.
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    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Michael W. Lutz, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Cassandra Germain, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Correction: Effect of APOE and CD33 on Cognitive Decline..” Plos One 10, no. 7 (January 2015). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134887.
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    • Kotagal, Vikas, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Gwenith G. Fisher, Bruno J. Giordani, Robert B. Wallace, James R. Burke, et al. “Factors associated with cognitive evaluations in the United States..” Neurology 84, no. 1 (January 2015): 64–71. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001096.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., and Jordan Grafman. “Traumatic brain injury and late-life dementia..” Handbook of Clinical Neurology 128 (January 2015): 711–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-444-63521-1.00044-3.
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    • Wu, Bei, Celia Hybels, Jersey Liang, Lawrence Landerman, and Brenda Plassman. “Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004..” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 42, no. 6 (December 2014): 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12116.
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    • Chuang, Yi-Fang, John C. S. Breitner, Yen-Ling Chiu, Ara Khachaturian, Kathleen Hayden, Chris Corcoran, JoAnn Tschanz, et al. “Use of diuretics is associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease: the Cache County Study..” Neurobiology of Aging 35, no. 11 (November 2014): 2429–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.05.002.
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    • Hayden, K. M., O. A. Makeeva, L. K. Newby, B. L. Plassman, V. V. Markova, A. Dunham, H. R. Romero, et al. “A comparison of neuropsychological performance between US and Russia: Preparing for a global clinical trial.” Alzheimer’S and Dementia 10, no. 6 (November 1, 2014): 760-768.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.02.008.
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    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Heather R. Romero, Brenda L. Plassman, James R. Burke, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Pre-clinical cognitive phenotypes for Alzheimer disease: a latent profile approach..” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 22, no. 11 (November 2014): 1364–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.07.008.
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    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Oksana A. Makeeva, L Kristin Newby, Brenda L. Plassman, Valentina V. Markova, Ashley Dunham, Heather R. Romero, et al. “A comparison of neuropsychological performance between US and Russia: preparing for a global clinical trial..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 10, no. 6 (November 2014): 760-768.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.02.008.
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    • Alzheimer’s Association National Plan Milestone Workgroup, Jack, Keith N. Fargo, Paul Aisen, Marilyn Albert, Rhoda Au, Maria M. Corrada, Steven DeKosky, et al. “2014 Report on the Milestones for the US National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 10, no. 5 Suppl (October 2014): S430–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.08.103.
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    • Qin, Bo, Brenda L. Plassman, Lloyd J. Edwards, Barry M. Popkin, Linda S. Adair, and Michelle A. Mendez. “Fish intake is associated with slower cognitive decline in Chinese older adults..” The Journal of Nutrition 144, no. 10 (October 2014): 1579–85. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.114.193854.
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    • Liang, Jersey, Bei Wu, Brenda Plassman, Joan M. Bennett, and Jim Beck. “Social stratification, oral hygiene, and trajectories of dental caries among old Americans..” Journal of Aging and Health 26, no. 6 (September 2014): 900–923. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314534891.
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    • Romero, Heather R., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Lisa P. Gwyther, Henry L. Edmonds, Brenda L. Plassman, Cassandra M. Germain, Michelle McCart, Kathleen M. Hayden, Carl Pieper, and Allen D. Roses. “Community engagement in diverse populations for Alzheimer disease prevention trials..” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 28, no. 3 (July 2014): 269–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000029.
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    • Hayden, K. M., M. Kuchibhatla, H. R. Romero, B. L. Plassman, J. R. Burke, J. N. Browndyke, and K. A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Pre-clinical cognitive phenotypes for alzheimer disease: A latent profile approach.” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 22, no. 11 (2014): 1364–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.07.008.
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    • Romero, H. R., K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, L. P. Gwyther, H. L. Edmonds, B. L. Plassman, C. M. Germain, M. McCart, K. M. Hayden, C. Pieper, and A. D. Roses. “Community engagement in diverse populations for alzheimer disease prevention trials.” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 28, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 269–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000029.
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    • Wu, B., C. Hybels, J. Liang, L. Landerman, and B. Plassman. “Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004.” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 42, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12116.
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    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. Plassman, J. Bennett, and J. Beck. “Racial disparities in trajectories of dental caries experience.” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 41, no. 6 (December 1, 2013): 517–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12045.
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    • Liang, Jersey, Bei Wu, Brenda Plassman, Joan Bennett, and James Beck. “Racial disparities in trajectories of dental caries experience..” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 41, no. 6 (December 2013): 517–25. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12045.
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    • Lee, K., B. Wu, and B. L. Plassman. “COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DENTAL CARE UTILIZATION AMONG OLDER ADULTS.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
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    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, and J. M. Bennett. “TRAJECTORIES OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING AND EDENTUALISM AMONG OLDER AMERICANS.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 210–210.
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    • Plassman, B. L., K. Lee, and B. Wu. “DRILLING DOWN ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
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    • Wu, B., B. L. Plassman, and R. A. Anderson. “AN ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP ORAL HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR CAREGIVERS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH MILD DEMENTIA.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 11–11.
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    • Wu, B., G. Fillenbaum, B. L. Plassman, L. Guo, and L. Qin. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH AND COGNITIVE STATUS: REVIEW OF LONGITUDINAL STUDIES.” Gerontologist 53 (November 1, 2013): 608–608.
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    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Bei Wu, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Cognitive function and oral health-related quality of life in older adults..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61, no. 9 (September 2013): 1602–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12402.
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    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Lawrence Landerman, and Brenda Plassman. “Trends of edentulism among middle-aged and older Asian Americans..” American Journal of Public Health 103, no. 9 (September 2013): e76–82. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2012.301190.
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    • Gure, Tanya R., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, John D. Piette, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Functional limitations in older adults who have cognitive impairment without dementia..” Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 26, no. 2 (June 2013): 78–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988713481264.
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    • Potter, Guy G., H Ryan Wagner, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, and David C. Steffens. “Neuropsychological predictors of dementia in late-life major depressive disorder..” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 21, no. 3 (March 2013): 297–306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2012.12.009.
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    • Brainerd, C. J., V. F. Reyna, R. C. Petersen, G. E. Smith, A. E. Kenney, C. J. Gross, E. S. Taub, B. L. Plassman, and G. G. Fisher. “The apolipoprotein E genotype predicts longitudinal transitions to mild cognitive impairment but not to Alzheimer's dementia: findings from a nationally representative study..” Neuropsychology 27, no. 1 (January 2013): 86–94. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0030855.
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    • Lee, K. H., B. Wu, and B. L. Plassman. “Cognitive function and oral health-related quality of life in older adults.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61, no. 9 (2013): 1602–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12402.
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    • Germain, C. M., B. L. Plassman, and M. Kuchibhatla. “PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT NOT DEMENTIA (CIND) IN LATE LIFE.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 656–656.
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    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, J. M. Bennett, and J. Beck. “TRAJECTORIES OF PERIODONTAL DISEASE AMONG OLDER AMERICANS. DOES SOCIAL STRATIFICATION MATTER?.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 720–720.
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    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. L. Plassman, J. M. Bennett, and J. Beck. “ORAL HYGIENE AND THE DYNAMICS OF DENTAL CARIES AMONG OLD ADULTS.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 71–71.
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    • Wu, B., C. Hybels, J. Liang, B. L. Plassman, and L. R. Landerman. “TREND OF DENTAL CARIES EXPERIENCES: ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) (1988-1994) AND NHANES (1999-2004).” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 720–720.
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    • Holsinger, T., B. L. Plassman, and K. M. Stechuchak. “The Mini-Cog had sensitivity similar to the longer 3MS for detecting cognitive impairment or dementia.” Annals of Internal Medicine 157, no. 8 (October 16, 2012).
    • Holsinger, Tracey, Brenda L. Plassman, Karen M. Stechuchak, James R. Burke, Cynthia J. Coffman, and John W. Williams. “Screening for cognitive impairment: comparing the performance of four instruments in primary care..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 60, no. 6 (June 2012): 1027–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03967.x.
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    • Wu, B., J. Liang, B. L. Plassman, C. Remle, and X. Luo. “Erratum: Edentulism trends among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: Comparison of five racial/ethnic groups (Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology (2012) 40 (145-153)).” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 40, no. 3 (June 1, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00700.x.
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    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, Corey Remle, and Xiao Luo. “Edentulism trends among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: comparison of five racial/ethnic groups..” Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 40, no. 2 (April 2012): 145–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00640.x.
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    • Potter, G. G., H. R. Wagner, J. R. Burke, B. L. Plassman, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and D. C. Steffens. “Neuropsychological Predictors of Dementia in Late-Life Major Depressive Disorder..” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, March 11, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e318248764e.
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    • Cockburn, Andrew F., Jonathan M. Dehlin, Tiffany Ngan, Richard Crout, Goran Boskovic, James Denvir, Donald Primerano, Brenda L. Plassman, Bei Wu, and Christopher F. Cuff. “High throughput DNA sequencing to detect differences in the subgingival plaque microbiome in elderly subjects with and without dementia..” Investigative Genetics 3, no. 1 (January 2012). https://doi.org/10.1186/2041-2223-3-19.
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    • Wiener, R Constance, Bei Wu, Richard J. Crout, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel W. McNeil, Michael A. Wiener, Elizabeth Kao, and Daniel J. Caplan. “Hygiene self-care of older adults in West Virginia: effects of gender..” Journal of Dental Hygiene : Jdh 86, no. 3 (January 2012): 231–38.
    • Wu, B., R. Furter, B. L. Plassman, J. Liang, and L. R. Landerman. “RACIAL AND ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN NUMBER OF TEETH MISSING AMONG ADULTS AGED 50 AND ABOVE IN THE U.S.” Gerontologist 51 (November 1, 2011): 429–429.
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    • Wu, B., M. Guo, I. Chi, and B. L. Plassman. “Social network and health: A comparison of Chinese older adults in Shanghai and elderly immigrants in Boston.” International Journal of Social Welfare 20, no. SUPPL. 1 (October 1, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00820.x.
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    • Daviglus, Martha L., Brenda L. Plassman, Amber Pirzada, Carl C. Bell, Phyllis E. Bowen, James R. Burke, E Sander Connolly, et al. “Risk factors and preventive interventions for Alzheimer disease: state of the science..” Archives of Neurology 68, no. 9 (September 2011): 1185–90. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneurol.2011.100.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Ryan J. McCammon, Gwenith G. Fisher, Guy G. Potter, James R. Burke, David C. Steffens, et al. “Incidence of dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia in the United States..” Annals of Neurology 70, no. 3 (September 2011): 418–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.22362.
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    • Hayden, Kathleen M., Richard N. Jones, Catherine Zimmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, Carl Pieper, Lauren H. Warren, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Factor structure of the National Alzheimer's Coordinating Centers uniform dataset neuropsychological battery: an evaluation of invariance between and within groups over time..” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 25, no. 2 (April 2011): 128–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181ffa76d.
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    • Tate, D. F., E. S. Neeley, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, M. J. Miller, L. Wolfson, C. Hulette, et al. “Intracranial volume and dementia: some evidence in support of the cerebral reserve hypothesis..” Brain Research 1385 (April 2011): 151–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.038.
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    • Okura, Toru, Brenda L. Plassman, David C. Steffens, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Neuropsychiatric symptoms and the risk of institutionalization and death: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59, no. 3 (March 2011): 473–81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03314.x.
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    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Jersey Liang, R Corey Remle, Lina Bai, and Richard J. Crout. “Differences in self-reported oral health among community-dwelling black, Hispanic, and white elders..” Journal of Aging and Health 23, no. 2 (March 2011): 267–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264310382135.
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    • Brookmeyer, Ron, Denis A. Evans, Liesi Hebert, Kenneth M. Langa, Steven G. Heeringa, Brenda L. Plassman, and Walter A. Kukull. “National estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 61–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.007.
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    • Weir, David R., Robert B. Wallace, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Robert S. Wilson, David A. Bennett, Ranjan Duara, David Loewenstein, Mary Ganguli, and Mary Sano. “Reducing case ascertainment costs in U.S. population studies of Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cognitive impairment-Part 1..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 94–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.004.
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    • Wilson, Robert S., David R. Weir, Sue E. Leurgans, Denis A. Evans, Liesi E. Hebert, Kenneth M. Langa, Brenda L. Plassman, Brent J. Small, and David A. Bennett. “Sources of variability in estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.006.
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    • Wu, Bei, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, R Corey Remle, and Lina Bai. “Oral health among white, black, and Mexican-American elders: an examination of edentulism and dental caries..” J Public Health Dent 71, no. 4 (2011): 308–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-7325.2011.00273.x.
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    • Wu, Bei, Eric A. Goedereis, Richard J. Crout, Brenda L. Plassman, Elizabeth A. DiNapoli, Daniel W. McNeil, Michael Wiener, et al. “Recruitment of rural and cognitively impaired older adults for dental research..” Special Care in Dentistry : Official Publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry 30, no. 5 (September 2010): 193–99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2010.00150.x.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., John W. Williams, James R. Burke, Tracey Holsinger, and Sophiya Benjamin. “Systematic review: factors associated with risk for and possible prevention of cognitive decline in later life..” Annals of Internal Medicine 153, no. 3 (August 2010): 182–93. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-153-3-201008030-00258.
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    • Wu, Bei, Iris Chi, Brenda L. Plassman, and Man Guo. “Depressive symptoms and health problems among Chinese immigrant elders in the US and Chinese elders in China..” Aging & Mental Health 14, no. 6 (August 2010): 695–704. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860802427994.
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    • Llewellyn, David J., Iain A. Lang, Fiona E. Matthews, Brenda L. Plassman, Mary Am Rogers, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Gwenith G. Fisher, Mohammed U. Kabeto, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Vascular health, diabetes, APOE and dementia: the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study..” Alzheimer’S Research & Therapy 2, no. 3 (June 24, 2010). https://doi.org/10.1186/alzrt43.
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    • Gure, Tanya Ruff, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Brenda L. Plassman, John D. Piette, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Differences in functional impairment across subtypes of dementia..” The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 65, no. 4 (April 2010): 434–41. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glp197.
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    • Williams, John W., B. L. Plassman, J. Burke, and S. Benjamin. “Preventing Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline..” Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, no. 193 (April 2010): 1–727.
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    • Okura, Toru, Brenda L. Plassman, David C. Steffens, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and their association with functional limitations in older adults in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 58, no. 2 (February 2010): 330–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02680.x.
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    • Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., B. L. Plassman, and K. M. Hayden. “Genetic and environmental contributions to cognitive decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease.” Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 81–114. https://doi.org/10.1891/0198-8794.30.81.
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    • Potter, Guy G., Brenda L. Plassman, James R. Burke, Mohammed U. Kabeto, Kenneth M. Langa, David J. Llewellyn, Mary A. M. Rogers, and David C. Steffens. “Cognitive performance and informant reports in the diagnosis of cognitive impairment and dementia in African Americans and whites..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 5, no. 6 (November 2009): 445–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2009.04.1234.
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    • Okura, T., B. L. Plassman, D. C. Steffens, D. J. Llewellyn, and K. M. Langa. “THE QUANTITY OF ACTIVE HELP AND SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS WITH NEUROPSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS: THE AGING, DEMOGRAPHICS, AND MEMORY STUDY (ADAMS).” Gerontologist 49 (October 1, 2009): 99–99.
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    • Steffens, David C., Gwenith G. Fisher, Kenneth M. Langa, Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Prevalence of depression among older Americans: the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study..” International Psychogeriatrics 21, no. 5 (October 2009): 879–88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610209990044.
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    • Plassman, B. L., K. M. Langa, G. G. Fisher, S. G. Heeringa, D. R. Weir, and M. B. Ofstedal. “Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States (Annals of Internal Medicine (2008) 148, (427-434)).” Annals of Internal Medicine 151, no. 4 (September 21, 2009): 291–92.
    • McArdle, John J., and Brenda L. Plassman. “A biometric latent curve analysis of memory decline in older men of the NAS-NRC twin registry..” Behavior Genetics 39, no. 5 (September 2009): 472–95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-009-9272-1.
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    • “Correction: Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Without Dementia.” Annals of Internal Medicine 151, no. 4 (August 18, 2009): 291–291. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-4-200908180-00024.
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    • Zhang, Z. X., B. L. Plassman, Q. Xu, G. E. P. Zahner, B. Wu, M. Y. Gai, H. B. Wen, et al. “Lifespan influences on mid- to late-life cognitive function in a Chinese birth cohort..” Neurology 73, no. 3 (July 2009): 186–94. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181ae7c90.
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    • Wang, C Sheei-Meei, J. R. Burke, D. C. Steffens, C. M. Hulette, J. C. S. Breitner, and B. L. Plassman. “Twin pairs discordant for neuropathologically confirmed Lewy body dementia..” Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 80, no. 5 (May 2009): 562–65. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.151654.
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    • Rogers, Mary A. M., Brenda L. Plassman, Mohammed Kabeto, Gwenith G. Fisher, John J. McArdle, David J. Llewellyn, Guy G. Potter, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Parental education and late-life dementia in the United States..” Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology 22, no. 1 (March 2009): 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988708328220.
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    • Venkataraman, Srimathi, Brenda L. Plassman, Kenneth M. Langa, Ryan J. McCammon, and David C. Steffens. “Longitudinal Outcomes of Subtypes of Cognitive Impairment Not Dementia (CIND).” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 17, no. 3 (March 1, 2009): A118–A118.
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    • Taylor, Donald H., Truls Østbye, Kenneth M. Langa, David Weir, and Brenda L. Plassman. “The accuracy of Medicare claims as an epidemiological tool: the case of dementia revisited..” Journal of Alzheimer’S Disease : Jad 17, no. 4 (January 2009): 807–15. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-2009-1099.
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    • Carlson, Michelle C., Michael J. Helms, David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Midlife activity predicts risk of dementia in older male twin pairs..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 4, no. 5 (September 2008): 324–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2008.07.002.
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    • Potter, Guy G., Michael J. Helms, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Associations of job demands and intelligence with cognitive performance among men in late life.” Neurology 70, no. 19 (May 6, 2008): 1803–8. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000295506.58497.7e.
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    • Potter, Guy G., Michael J. Helms, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Associations of job demands and intelligence with cognitive performance among men in late life..” Neurology 70, no. 19 Pt 2 (May 2008): 1803–8. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000295506.58497.7e.
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    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Richard J. Crout, and Jersey Liang. “Cognitive function and oral health among community-dwelling older adults..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 63, no. 5 (May 2008): 495–500. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.5.495.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, Steven G. Heeringa, David R. Weir, Mary Beth Ofstedal, James R. Burke, et al. “Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States..” Annals of Internal Medicine 148, no. 6 (March 2008): 427–34. https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-148-6-200803180-00005.
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    • Ostbye, Truls, Donald H. Taylor, Elizabeth C. Clipp, Lynn Van Scoyoc, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Identification of dementia: agreement among national survey data, medicare claims, and death certificates..” Health Services Research 43, no. 1 Pt 1 (February 2008): 313–26. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2007.00748.x.
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    • Steinberg, Martin, Huibo Shao, Peter Zandi, Constantine G. Lyketsos, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Maria C. Norton, John C. S. Breitner, David C. Steffens, Joann T. Tschanz, and Joann T. Cache County Investigators. “Point and 5-year period prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: the Cache County Study..” International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 23, no. 2 (February 2008): 170–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1858.
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    • Jarvik, Lissy, Asenath LaRue, Deborah Blacker, Margaret Gatz, Claudia Kawas, John J. McArdle, John C. Morris, et al. “Children of persons with Alzheimer disease: what does the future hold?.” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 22, no. 1 (January 2008): 6–20. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e31816653ac.
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    • Taylor, D. H., M. Kuchibhatla, T. Ostbye, B. L. Plassman, and E. C. Clipp. “The effect of spousal caregiving and bereavement on depressive symptoms..” Aging & Mental Health 12, no. 1 (January 2008): 100–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607860801936631.
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    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Jersey Liang, and Liang Wei. “Cognitive function and dental care utilization among community-dwelling older adults..” American Journal of Public Health 97, no. 12 (December 2007): 2216–21. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2007.109934.
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    • Steffens, David C., Guy G. Potter, Douglas R. McQuoid, James R. MacFall, Martha E. Payne, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging vascular changes, apolipoprotein E genotype, and development of dementia in the neurocognitive outcomes of depression in the elderly study..” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 15, no. 10 (October 2007): 839–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/jgp.0b013e318048a1a0.
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    • Fearing, Michael A., Erin D. Bigler, Maria Norton, Jo Ann Tschanz, Christine Hulette, Carol Leslie, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, and Kathleen Cache County Investigators. “Autopsy-confirmed Alzheimer's disease versus clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease in the Cache County Study on Memory and Aging: a comparison of quantitative MRI and neuropsychological findings..” Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 29, no. 5 (July 2007): 553–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803390600826579.
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    • Potter, Guy G., Michael J. Helms, James R. Burke, David C. Steffens, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Job demands and dementia risk among male twin pairs..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 3, no. 3 (July 2007): 192–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2007.04.377.
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    • Gotkine, M., B. L. Plassman, G. L. Xiong, M. J. Helms, and D. C. Steffens. “VASCULAR RISK FACTORS AND COGNITIVE DECLINE AMONG ELDERLY MALE TWINS.” Neurology 68, no. 21 (May 22, 2007): 1871–1871. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000265355.98285.65.
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    • Holsinger, Tracey, Michael Helms, and Brenda Plassman. “Intelligence in early adulthood and life span up to 65 years later in male elderly twins..” Age and Ageing 36, no. 3 (May 2007): 286–91. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afm016.
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    • Plassman, B. L., G. L. Xiong, M. J. Helms, and D. C. Steffens. “Reply from the authors [5].” Neurology 68, no. 21 (May 1, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000265355.98285.65.
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    • Plassman, B. L., K. M. Langa, G. G. Fisher, S. G. Heeringa, D. R. Weir, M. B. Ofstedal, J. R. Burke, et al. “Prevalence of dementia in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study..” Neuroepidemiology 29, no. 1–2 (January 2007): 125–32. https://doi.org/10.1159/000109998.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Tiffany N. Newman, Deborah Drosdick, Michael J. Helms, Guy G. Potter, and John C. S. Breitner. “Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging in the NAS-NRC Twin Registry..” Twin Research and Human Genetics : The Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies 9, no. 6 (December 2006): 950–57. https://doi.org/10.1375/183242706779462381.
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    • Xiong, Glen L., Brenda L. Plassman, Michael J. Helms, and David C. Steffens. “Vascular risk factors and cognitive decline among elderly male twins..” Neurology 67, no. 9 (November 2006): 1586–91. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000242730.44003.1d.
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    • Potter, G. G., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, S. M. Foster, and N. W. Edwards. “Occupational characteristics and cognitive performance among elderly male twins..” Neurology 67, no. 8 (October 2006): 1377–82. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000240061.51215.ed.
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    • Lyketsos, Constantine G., Leslie Toone, Joann Tschanz, Christopher Corcoran, Maria Norton, Peter Zandi, Ron Munger, John C. S. Breitner, Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, and Kathleen Cache County Study Group. “A population-based study of the association between coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and cognitive decline: the Cache County study..” International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 21, no. 6 (June 2006): 509–18. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1502.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., Ara S. Khachaturian, Jeannette J. Townsend, Melvyn J. Ball, David C. Steffens, Carol E. Leslie, JoAnn T. Tschanz, et al. “Comparison of clinical and neuropathologic diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease in 3 epidemiologic samples..” Alzheimer’S & Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 2, no. 1 (January 2006): 2–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2005.11.001.
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    • Steffens, David C., Margaret Maytan, Michael J. Helms, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Prevalence and clinical correlates of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia..” American Journal of Alzheimer’S Disease and Other Dementias 20, no. 6 (November 2005): 367–73. https://doi.org/10.1177/153331750502000611.
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    • Reed, Terry, Brenda L. Plassman, Caroline M. Tanner, Danielle M. Dick, Shannon A. Rinehart, and William C. Nichols. “Verification of self-report of zygosity determined via DNA testing in a subset of the NAS-NRC twin registry 40 years later..” Twin Research and Human Genetics : The Official Journal of the International Society for Twin Studies 8, no. 4 (August 2005): 362–67. https://doi.org/10.1375/1832427054936763.
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    • Langa, Kenneth M., Brenda L. Plassman, Robert B. Wallace, A Regula Herzog, Steven G. Heeringa, Mary Beth Ofstedal, James R. Burke, et al. “The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: study design and methods..” Neuroepidemiology 25, no. 4 (January 2005): 181–91. https://doi.org/10.1159/000087448.
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    • Tschanz, Joann T., Katherine Treiber, Maria C. Norton, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Leslie Toone, Peter P. Zandi, Christine A. Szekely, Constantine Lyketsos, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Study Group. “A population study of Alzheimer's disease: findings from the Cache County Study on Memory, Health, and Aging..” Care Management Journals : Journal of Case Management ; the Journal of Long Term Home Health Care 6, no. 2 (January 2005): 107–14. https://doi.org/10.1891/cmaj.6.2.107.
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    • Potter, G. G., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, D. C. Steffens, and K. A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Age effects of coronary artery bypass graft on cognitive status change among elderly male twins..” Neurology 63, no. 12 (December 28, 2004): 2245–49.
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    • Steffens, David C., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, James R. Burke, Brenda L. Plassman, John L. Beyer, Kenneth R. Gersing, and Guy G. Potter. “Methodology and preliminary results from the neurocognitive outcomes of depression in the elderly study..” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 17, no. 4 (December 2004): 202–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988704269819.
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    • Gurland, Barry J., William F. Page, and Brenda L. Plassman. “A twin study of the genetic contribution to age-related functional impairment..” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 59, no. 8 (August 2004): 859–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/59.8.m859.
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    • Bigler, Erin D., Christopher M. Lowry, Burton Kerr, David F. Tate, Cory D. Hessel, Heath D. Earl, Michael J. Miller, et al. “Role of white matter lesions, cerebral atrophy, and APOE on cognition in older persons with and without dementia: the Cache County, Utah, study of memory and aging..” Neuropsychology 17, no. 3 (July 2003): 339–52. https://doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.17.3.339.
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    • Steffens, D. C., M. C. Norton, A. D. Hart, I. Skoog, C. Corcoran, J. C. S. Breitner, and J. C. S. Cache County Study Group. “Apolipoprotein E genotype and major depression in a community of older adults. The Cache County Study..” Psychological Medicine 33, no. 3 (April 2003): 541–47. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291702007201.
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    • Bigler, Erin D., David F. Tate, Michael J. Miller, Sara A. Rice, Cory D. Hessel, Heath D. Earl, Joann T. Tschanz, Brenda Plassman, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Dementia, asymmetry of temporal lobe structures, and apolipoprotein E genotype: relationships to cerebral atrophy and neuropsychological impairment..” Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : Jins 8, no. 7 (November 2002): 925–33.
    • Zandi, Peter P., Michelle C. Carlson, Brenda L. Plassman, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Lawrence S. Mayer, David C. Steffens, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Memory Study Investigators. “Hormone replacement therapy and incidence of Alzheimer disease in older women: the Cache County Study..” Jama 288, no. 17 (November 2002): 2123–29. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.17.2123.
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    • Tschanz, JoAnn T., Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Maria C. Norton, Bonita W. Wyse, John C. S. Breitner, and John C. S. Cache County Study Group. “An adaptation of the modified mini-mental state examination: analysis of demographic influences and normative data: the cache county study..” Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology 15, no. 1 (March 2002): 28–38.
    • Holsinger, Tracey, David C. Steffens, Caroline Phillips, Michael J. Helms, Richard J. Havlik, John C. S. Breitner, Jack M. Guralnik, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Head injury in early adulthood and the lifetime risk of depression..” Archives of General Psychiatry 59, no. 1 (January 2002): 17–22. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.59.1.17.
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    • Carlson, M. C., P. P. Zandi, B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, L. A. Bastian, K. M. Mehta, J. C. Breitner, and J. C. Cache County Study Group. “Hormone replacement therapy and reduced cognitive decline in older women: the Cache County Study..” Neurology 57, no. 12 (December 26, 2001): 2210–16.
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    • Magboo, M. C., B. L. Plassman, R. J. Havlik, D. C. Steffens, M. J. Helms, J. R. Burke, L. J. Launer, C. Phillips, J. M. Guralnik, and J. C. Breitner. “Documented head injury in early adulthood and risk of stroke in late life..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 49, no. 4 (April 1, 2001): S22–S22.
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    • Plassman, B. L., R. J. Havlik, D. C. Steffens, M. J. Helms, T. N. Newman, D. Drosdick, C. Phillips, et al. “Documented head injury in early adulthood and risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias..” Neurology 55, no. 8 (October 24, 2000): 1158–66.
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    • Steffens, D. C., I. Skoog, M. C. Norton, A. D. Hart, J. T. Tschanz, B. L. Plassman, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and J. C. Breitner. “Prevalence of depression and its treatment in an elderly population: the Cache County study..” Archives of General Psychiatry 57, no. 6 (June 2000): 601–7. https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.57.6.601.
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    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, T. T. Newman, and J. C. Breitner. “APOE and AD concordance in twin pairs as predictors of AD in first-degree relatives..” Neurology 54, no. 3 (February 8, 2000): 593–98.
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    • Norton, M. C., J. A. Tschanz, X. Fan, B. L. Plassman, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, N. West, B. W. Wyse, and J. C. Breitner. “Telephone adaptation of the Modified Mini-Mental State Exam (3MS). The Cache County Study..” Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology, and Behavioral Neurology 12, no. 4 (October 1999): 270–76.
    • Steffens, D. C., M. C. Norton, B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, J. C. Anthony, and J. C. Breitner. “Enhanced cognitive performance with estrogen use in nondemented community-dwelling older women..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 47, no. 10 (October 1999): 1171–75. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb05195.x.
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    • Breitner, J. C. S., B. W. Wyse, J. C. Anthony, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, et al. “APOE-ε4 count predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines: The cache county study.” Neurology 53, no. 2 (July 22, 1999): 321–31.
    • Breitner, J. C., B. W. Wyse, J. C. Anthony, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, D. C. Steffens, M. C. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, et al. “APOE-epsilon4 count predicts age when prevalence of AD increases, then declines: the Cache County Study..” Neurology 53, no. 2 (July 22, 1999): 321–31.
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    • Lowry, C. M., E. D. Bigler, B. L. Plassman, J. Tshcantz, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. S. Breitner. “A new method for quantifying cerebral atrophy in Alzheimer's disease.” Clinical Neuropsychologist 12, no. 2 (May 1, 1998): 258–258.
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    • Welsh-Bohmer, K. A., B. L. Plassman, J. T. Tschanz, M. C. Norton, M. J. Helms, B. W. Wyse, and J. C. S. Breitner. “Cognitive decline in aging: What is the role of education?.” Clinical Neuropsychologist 12, no. 2 (May 1, 1998): 265–265.
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    • Meyer, M. R., J. C. S. Breitner, D. C. Steffens, J. C. Anthony, M. A. Norton, J. T. Tschanz, B. W. Wyse, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, and B. L. Plassman. “196. Onset of alzheimer's disease in susceptible subjects: Influence of APOE.” Biological Psychiatry 43, no. 8 (April 1998): S58–S58. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(98)90644-8.
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    • Breitner, J. C., G. P. Jarvik, B. L. Plassman, A. M. Saunders, and K. A. Welsh. “Risk of Alzheimer disease with the epsilon4 allele for apolipoprotein E in a population-based study of men aged 62-73 years..” Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders 12, no. 1 (March 1998): 40–44.
    • Plassman, B. L., K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, E. D. Bigler, S. C. Johnson, C. V. Anderson, M. J. Helms, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “Apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 allele and hippocampal volume in twins with normal cognition..” Neurology 48, no. 4 (April 1997): 985–89. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.48.4.985.
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    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh-Bohmer, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “A twin study of late-onset depression and apolipoprotein E epsilon 4 as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease..” Biological Psychiatry 41, no. 8 (April 1997): 851–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(96)00247-8.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “The genetics of dementia in late life..” The Psychiatric Clinics of North America 20, no. 1 (March 1997): 59–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70393-2.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “Recent advances in the genetics of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia with an emphasis on gene-environment interactions..” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 44, no. 10 (October 1996): 1242–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01377.x.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “Apolipoprotein E and cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease..” Neurology 47, no. 2 (August 1996): 317–20. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.47.2.317.
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    • Breitner, J. C., K. A. Welsh, B. A. Gau, W. M. McDonald, D. C. Steffens, A. M. Saunders, K. M. Magruder, M. J. Helms, B. L. Plassman, and M. F. Folstein. “Alzheimer's disease in the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council Registry of Aging Twin Veterans. III. Detection of cases, longitudinal results, and observations on twin concordance..” Archives of Neurology 52, no. 8 (August 1995): 763–71. https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1995.00540320035011.
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    • Plassman, B. L., K. A. Welsh, M. Helms, J. Brandt, W. F. Page, and J. C. Breitner. “Intelligence and education as predictors of cognitive state in late life: a 50-year follow-up..” Neurology 45, no. 8 (August 1995): 1446–50. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.45.8.1446.
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    • Smith, C. J., P. M. Lippiello, and J. W. Ashford. “Smoking, Alzheimer's disease, and confounding with genes..” Lancet (London, England) 345, no. 8956 (April 1995). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90796-3.
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    • Plassman, B. L., M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh, A. M. Saunders, and J. C. Breitner. “Smoking, Alzheimer's disease, and confounding with genes..” Lancet (London, England) 345, no. 8946 (February 1995). https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(95)90374-7.
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    • PLASSMAN, B. L., T. T. NEWMAN, K. A. WELSH, M. HELMS, and J. C. S. BREITNER. “PROPERTIES OF THE TELEPHONE INTERVIEW FOR COGNITIVE STATUS - APPLICATION IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND LONGITUDINAL-STUDIES.” Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology 7, no. 3 (July 1994): 235–41.
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    • PLASSMAN, B. L., K. A. WELSH, J. C. S. BREITNER, J. BRANDT, M. HELMS, B. GAU, and W. PAGE. “INTELLIGENCE AND EDUCATION AS PREDICTORS OF COGNITIVE STATE IN LATE-LIFE - A 50-YEAR FOLLOW-UP.” Neurology 44, no. 4 (April 1, 1994): A141–A141.
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    • Breitner, J. C., B. A. Gau, K. A. Welsh, B. L. Plassman, W. M. McDonald, M. J. Helms, and J. C. Anthony. “Inverse association of anti-inflammatory treatments and Alzheimer's disease: initial results of a co-twin control study..” Neurology 44, no. 2 (February 1994): 227–32. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.44.2.227.
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    • PLASSMAN, B. L., J. C. S. BREITNER, K. A. WELSH, and M. J. HELMS. “CONFOUNDING WITH GENES MAY EXPLAIN THE INVERSE ASSOCIATION OF SMOKING AND ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE.” Neurobiology of Aging 15 (January 1, 1994): S150–S150.
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    • PLASSMAN, B. L., J. C. S. BREITNER, K. A. WELSH, and M. J. HELMS. “CONFOUNDING WITH GENES MAY EXPLAIN THE INVERSE ASSOCIATION OF SMOKING AND ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE.” Neurobiology of Aging 15 (January 1, 1994): S128–S128.
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    • Plassman, B. L., T. T. Newman, K. A. Welsh, M. Helms, and J. C. S. Breitner. “Properties of the telephone interview for cognitive status: Application in epidemiological and longitudinal studies.” Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioral Neurology 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1994): 235–41.
    • Gorman, R. B., D. K. McKenzie, S. C. Gandevia, and B. L. Plassman. “Inspiratory muscle strength and endurance during hyperinflation and histamine induced bronchoconstriction..” Thorax 47, no. 11 (November 1992): 922–27. https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.47.11.922.
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    • Gandevia, S. C., D. K. McKenzie, and B. L. Plassman. “Activation of human respiratory muscles during different voluntary manoeuvres..” The Journal of Physiology 428 (September 1990): 387–403. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.1990.sp018218.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and R. W. Lansing. “Perceptual cues used to reproduce an inspired lung volume..” Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 69, no. 3 (September 1990): 1123–30. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1990.69.3.1123.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and S. C. Gandevia. “High-voltage stimulation over the human spinal cord: sources of latency variation..” Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 52, no. 2 (February 1989): 213–17. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.52.2.213.
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    • Plassman, B. L., and S. C. Gandevia. “Comparison of human motor cortical projections to abdominal muscles and intrinsic muscles of the hand..” Experimental Brain Research 78, no. 2 (January 1989): 301–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00228901.
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    • Hoit, J. D., B. L. Plassman, R. W. Lansing, and T. J. Hixon. “Abdominal muscle activity during speech production..” Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 65, no. 6 (December 1988): 2656–64. https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1988.65.6.2656.
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    • GANDEVIA, S. C., W. N. GARDNER, B. L. PLASSMAN, and J. C. ROTHWELL. “EFFECTS OF MOTOR CORTICAL STIMULATION ON HUMAN RESPIRATORY MUSCLES DURING DIFFERENT TASKS.” Journal of Physiology London 403 (September 1, 1988): P77–P77.
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    • Gandevia, S. C., and B. L. Plassman. “Responses in human intercostal and truncal muscles to motor cortical and spinal stimulation..” Respiration Physiology 73, no. 3 (September 1988): 325–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-5687(88)90054-0.
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    • McKenzie, D. K., B. L. Plassman, and S. C. Gandevia. “Maximal activation of the human diaphragm but not inspiratory intercostal muscles during static inspiratory efforts..” Neuroscience Letters 89, no. 1 (June 1988): 63–68. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3940(88)90481-8.
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    • Plassman, B. L., R. W. Lansing, and K. Foti. “Inspiratory muscle responses to airway occlusion during learned breathing movements..” Journal of Neurophysiology 57, no. 1 (January 1987): 274–88. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1987.57.1.274.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Plassman, Brenda L., David C. Steffens, James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Michael J. Helms, and John C. Breitner. “P4-137 Alzheimer's disease in the NAS-NRC twin registry of WWII veterans.” In Neurobiology of Aging, 25:S514–S514. Elsevier BV, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0197-4580(04)81695-6.
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    • Hening, W. A., B. L. Plassman, R. P. Allen, and C. J. Earley. “Prevalence of restless legs symptoms in an elderly American veteran cohort.” In Sleep, 26:A338–A338. AMER ACADEMY SLEEP MEDICINE, 2003.
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    • Steffens, D. C., B. L. Plassman, M. J. Helms, K. A. Welsh, and J. C. S. Breitner. “A twin study of late-onset depression and APOE e4 as risk factors for dementia.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 4:379–80. AMER PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION, 1996.
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