Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of Arizona 1986
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2020
  • Professor of Neurology, Neurology, Behavioral Neurology, Neurology 2014 - 2020
  • 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

  • Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)" awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2024
  • Improving the lives of persons living with dementia and their families through person-centered measurement of home time awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2024
  • National Health and Aging Trends Study awarded by Johns Hopkins University 2019 - 2023
  • VRFCAT Supplement awarded by VeraSci 2019 - 2023
  • Validation of a Performance Based Measure of Functioning in MCI and Early AD (VRFCAT) awarded by VeraSci 2018 - 2023
  • Pesticides, Olfaction, and Prodromal Neurodegeneration Among US Farmers awarded by Michigan State University 2019 - 2023
  • Determinants of TBI and Risk of Dementia: Effects of Race, Comorbidities and Health Behaviors awarded by NCIRE - The Veterans Health Research Institute 2018 - 2022
  • Care-partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia awarded by New York University 2018 - 2022
  • NC Registry for Brain Health Phase 3 awarded by State of North Carolina 2021 - 2022
  • The Racial/Ethnic and Geographical Connection Between Cognitive Function and Environmental Chemicals in Older Adults awarded by University of Southern California 2021 - 2022
  • Caregivers' Reactions and Experience: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning-CARE IDEAS awarded by Brown University 2017 - 2022
  • Life Course Process of Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Difference and Biosocial Mechanisms awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2017 - 2022
  • Cognitive Training to Reduce Cognitive Impairment: The PACT Trial awarded by University of South Florida 2021 - 2022
  • Pathway of co-occurrence of poor oral health and diabetes to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (ADRD) and mortality awarded by New York University 2020 - 2021
  • Preventing Cognitive Decline by Reducing BP Target Trial (PCOT) awarded by University of Texas - Southwestern 2020 - 2021
  • NC Registry for Brain Health Phase 2 awarded by State of North Carolina 2019 - 2021
  • Decision Making for Cardiovascular Therapy in Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment awarded by University of Michigan 2016 - 2021
  • Alzheimer's Disease, Genes, and Pesticide Use in the Agricultural Health Study awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2021
  • Metabolic Signatures Underlying Vascular Risk Factors for Alzheimer-type Dementias awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
  • NC Registry for Brain Health awarded by State of North Carolina 2018 - 2020
  • 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
  • Same 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
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  External Relationships

  • UNC - Chapel Hill
  • University of Michigan
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Wu, Bei, Brenda L. Plassman, Patricia Poole, Shahrzad Siamdoust, Melanie Bunn, Bobbi Burwell, Yaolin Pei, et al. “Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a care partner assisted intervention to improve oral health of individuals with mild dementia.” Bmj Open 12, no. 6 (June 22, 2022): e057099. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057099.
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    • Levine, Deborah A., Andrzej T. Galecki, Brenda L. Plassman, Angela Fagerlin, Lauren P. Wallner, Kenneth M. Langa, Rachael T. Whitney, et al. “The Association Between Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis and Patient Treatment Preferences: a Survey of Older Adults.” J Gen Intern Med 37, no. 8 (June 2022): 1925–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06839-w.
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    • Yuan, Yaqun, Srishti Shrestha, Zhehui Luo, Chenxi Li, Brenda L. Plassman, Christine G. Parks, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Dale P. Sandler, and Honglei Chen. “High Pesticide Exposure Events and Dream-Enacting Behaviors Among US Farmers.” Mov Disord 37, no. 5 (May 2022): 962–71. https://doi.org/10.1002/mds.28960.
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    • Ma, Justin P., Cason B. Robbins, Jia Min Lee, Srinath Soundararajan, Sandra S. Stinnett, Rupesh Agrawal, Brenda L. Plassman, et al. “Longitudinal Analysis of the Retina and Choroid in Cognitively Normal Individuals at Higher Genetic Risk of Alzheimer Disease.” Ophthalmol Retina, March 11, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2022.03.001.
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    • Stebbins, Rebecca C., Yang Claire Yang, Max Reason, Allison E. Aiello, Daniel W. Belsky, Kathleen Mullan Harris, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Occupational cognitive stimulation, socioeconomic status, and cognitive functioning in young adulthood.” Ssm Popul Health 17 (March 2022): 101024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101024.
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    • Walsh, Christine E., Yang C. Yang, Katsuya Oi, Allison Aiello, Daniel Belsky, Kathleen Mullan Harris, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Age Profiles of Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Late Life in the Aging, Demographics and Memory Study (ADAMS).” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci, February 16, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac038.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, Carl F. Pieper, and Kristine Yaffe. “Traumatic brain injury and dementia risk in male veteran older twins-Controlling for genetic and early life non-genetic factors.” Alzheimers Dement, February 1, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12571.
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    • Kimmel, Hannah J., Deborah A. Levine, Rachael T. Whitney, Jane Forman, Brenda L. Plassman, Angela Fagerlin, Kathleen Anne Welsh-Bohmer, et al. “A Mixed-Methods Study of the Impact of Mild Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis on Patient and Care Partner Perception of Health Risks.” J Alzheimers Dis 85, no. 3 (2022): 1175–87. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-215155.
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    • Lutz, M. W., M. M. Brown, M. Kucgibhatla, B. L. Plassman, S. Saldana, B. M. Snively, J. C. Chen, et al. “Analysis of pleiotropic genetic effects on cognitive decline and systemic inflammation in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study.” Alzheimer’S &Amp; Dementia : The Journal of the Alzheimer’S Association 17 (December 1, 2021): e050784. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.050784.
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    • Luo, Huabin, Bei Wu, Angela R. Kamer, Samrachana Adhikari, Frank Sloan, Brenda L. Plassman, Chenxin Tan, Xiang Qi, and Mark D. Schwartz. “Oral Health, Diabetes, and Inflammation: Effects of Oral Hygiene Behaviour.” Int Dent J, November 29, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2021.10.001.
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    • Stebbins, Rebecca C., Jessie K. Edwards, Brenda L. Plassman, Y Claire Yang, Grace A. Noppert, Mary Haan, and Allison E. Aiello. “Immune function, cortisol, and cognitive decline & dementia in an aging latino population.” Psychoneuroendocrinology 133 (November 2021): 105414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105414.
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    • Chanti-Ketterl, Marianne, Rebecca C. Stebbins, Hardeep K. Obhi, Daniel W. Belsky, Brenda L. Plassman, and Yang Claire Yang. “Sex Differences in the Association between Metabolic Dysregulation and Cognitive Aging: The Health and Retirement Study.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci, October 4, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glab285.
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    • Qi, Xiang, Zheng Zhu, Brenda L. Plassman, and Bei Wu. “Dose-Response Meta-Analysis on Tooth Loss With the Risk of Cognitive Impairment and Dementia.” J Am Med Dir Assoc 22, no. 10 (October 2021): 2039–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.009.
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    • Wu, Bei, Ruth A. Anderson, Yaolin Pei, Hanzhang Xu, Kathleen Nye, Patricia Poole, Melanie Bunn, Christine Lynn Downey, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Care partner-assisted intervention to improve oral health for older adults with cognitive impairment: A feasibility study.” Gerodontology 38, no. 3 (September 2021): 308–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/ger.12528.
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    • Burns, Daniel K., Robert C. Alexander, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Meredith Culp, Carl Chiang, Janet O’Neil, Rebecca M. Evans, et al. “Safety and efficacy of pioglitazone for the delay of cognitive impairment in people at risk of Alzheimer's disease (TOMMORROW): a prognostic biomarker study and a phase 3, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.” Lancet Neurol 20, no. 7 (July 2021): 537–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00043-0.
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    • Ge, Shaoqing, Eleanor S. McConnell, Bei Wu, Wei Pan, XinQi Dong, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Longitudinal Association Between Hearing Loss, Vision Loss, Dual Sensory Loss, and Cognitive Decline.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 3 (March 2021): 644–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16933.
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    • Hastings, Susan N., Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Valerie A. Smith, Ashley L. Choate, Jaime M. Hughes, Juliessa Pavon, et al. “Video-Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.” J Am Geriatr Soc 69, no. 1 (January 2021): 77–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16819.
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    • Luo, Huabin, Chenxin Tan, Samrachana Adhikari, Brenda L. Plassman, Angela R. Kamer, Frank A. Sloan, Mark D. Schwartz, Xiang Qi, and Bei Wu. “Effects of the Co-occurrence of Diabetes Mellitus and Tooth Loss on Cognitive Function.” Curr Alzheimer Res 18, no. 13 (2021): 1023–31. https://doi.org/10.2174/1567205019666211223093057.
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    • Baloni, Priyanka, Cory C. Funk, Jingwen Yan, James T. Yurkovich, Alexandra Kueider-Paisley, Kwangsik Nho, Almut Heinken, et al. “Metabolic Network Analysis Reveals Altered Bile Acid Synthesis and Metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease.” Cell Rep Med 1, no. 8 (November 17, 2020): 100138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2020.100138.
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    • Kornblith, Erica, Carrie B. Peltz, Feng Xia, Brenda Plassman, Tatjana Novakovic-Apopain, and Kristine Yaffe. “Sex, race, and risk of dementia diagnosis after traumatic brain injury among older veterans.” Neurology 95, no. 13 (September 29, 2020): e1768–75. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000010617.
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    • 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 24, no. 9 (September 2020): 1479–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2019.1594169.
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    • Van Houtven, Courtney H., Steven J. Lippmann, Emmanuelle Bélanger, Valerie A. Smith, Hailey J. James, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Eric Jutkowitz, et al. “Measurement Properties of the CAPACITY Instrument to Assess Perceived Communication With the Health Care Team Among Care Partners of Patients With Cognitive Impairment.” Med Care 58, no. 9 (September 2020): 842–49. https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001363.
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    • Cocroft, Shelytia, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, Henry Edmonds, Lisa Gwyther, Michelle McCart, Heather MacDonald, Guy Potter, and James R. Burke. “Racially diverse participant registries to facilitate the recruitment of African Americans into presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease studies.” Alzheimers Dement 16, no. 8 (August 2020): 1107–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12048.
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    • Lawrence, Karen A., Theresia M. Pachner, Molly M. Long, Stephanie Henderson, Donna L. Schuman, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Risk and protective factors of dementia among adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review protocol.” Bmj Open 10, no. 6 (June 3, 2020): e035517. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035517.
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    • Casanova, Ramon, Santiago Saldana, Michael W. Lutz, Brenda L. Plassman, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “Investigating Predictors of Cognitive Decline Using Machine Learning.” J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 75, no. 4 (March 9, 2020): 733–42. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gby054.
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    • James, Hailey J., Courtney Harold Van Houtven, Steven Lippmann, James R. Burke, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Emmanuelle Belanger, Terrie Fox Wetle, and Brenda L. Plassman. “How Accurately Do Patients and Their Care Partners Report Results of Amyloid-β PET Scans for Alzheimer's Disease Assessment?” J Alzheimers Dis 74, no. 2 (2020): 625–36. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-190922.
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    • Jutkowitz, Eric, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Brenda L. Plassman, and Vincent Mor. “Willingness to Undergo a Risky Treatment to Improve Cognition Among Persons With Cognitive Impairment Who Received an Amyloid PET Scan.” Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord 34, no. 1 (January 2020): 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000338.
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    • Gatz, Margaret, Brenda L. Plassman, Caroline M. Tanner, Samuel M. Goldman, Gary E. Swan, Marianne Chanti-Ketterl, Ellen E. Walters, and David A. Butler. “The NAS-NRC Twin Registry and Duke Twins Study of Memory in Aging: An Update.” Twin Res Hum Genet 22, no. 6 (December 2019): 757–60. https://doi.org/10.1017/thg.2019.45.
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    • Lutz, Michael W., Ramon Casanova, Santiago Saldana, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Brenda L. Plassman, and Kathleen M. Hayden. “Analysis of pleiotropic genetic effects on cognitive impairment, systemic inflammation, and plasma lipids in the Health and Retirement Study.” Neurobiol Aging 80 (August 2019): 173–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.10.028.
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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.” Geriatr Nurs 40, no. 3 (May 2019): 269–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2018.11.002.
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    • Goudey, Benjamin, Bowen J. Fung, Christine Schieber, Noel G. Faux, Noel G. Alzheimer’s Disease Metabolomics Consortium, and Noel G. Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. “A blood-based signature of cerebrospinal fluid Aβ1-42 status.” Sci Rep 9, no. 1 (March 11, 2019): 4163. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37149-7.
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    • Burns, Daniel K., Carl Chiang, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Stephen K. Brannan, Meredith Culp, Janet O’Neil, Grant Runyan, et al. “The TOMMORROW study: Design of an Alzheimer's disease delay-of-onset clinical trial.” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 5 (2019): 661–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.09.010.
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    • Knodt, Annchen R., James R. Burke, Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer, Brenda L. Plassman, Daniel K. Burns, Stephen K. Brannan, Michael Kukulka, Jingtao Wu, and Ahmad R. Hariri. “Effects of pioglitazone on mnemonic hippocampal function: A blood oxygen level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging study in elderly adults.” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 5 (2019): 254–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trci.2019.05.004.
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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?” Alzheimers Dement 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).” J Prev Alzheimers Dis 5, no. 4 (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.” Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 4 (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.” J Public Health Dent 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 8 (August 2016): 1752. 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 68, no. 1 (July 2016): 106–13. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07494.
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    • Lee, Kyung Hee, Brenda L. Plassman, Wei Pan, and Bei Wu. “Mediation Effect of Oral Hygiene on the Relationship Between Cognitive Function and Oral Health in Older Adults.” J Gerontol Nurs 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 Biol 17 (April 28, 2016): 76. 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.” Int J Epidemiol 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.” Int J Epidemiol 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.” Int J Geriatr 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 Psychol Res 3, no. 2 (September 30, 2015): 1981. 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 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 63, no. 6 (June 2015): 1105–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13455.
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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.” Geriatr Gerontol Int 15, no. 3 (March 2015): 255–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12264.
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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 6, 2015): 64–71. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001096.
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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): e0130419. 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 (2015): e0134887. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134887.
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    • Plassman, Brenda L., and Jordan Grafman. “Traumatic brain injury and late-life dementia.” Handb Clin Neurol 128 (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 Dent Oral Epidemiol 42, no. 6 (December 2014): 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12116.
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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.” Alzheimers Dement 10, no. 6 (November 2014): 760-768.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2014.02.008.
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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.” Neurobiol Aging 35, no. 11 (November 2014): 2429–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2014.05.002.
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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.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 22, no. 11 (November 2014): 1364–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.07.008.
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    • Alzheimer’s Association National Plan Milestone Workgroup, Maria C., 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.” Alzheimers Dement 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.” J Nutr 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.” J Aging 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 Dis Assoc Disord 28, no. 3 (July 2014): 269–74. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000029.
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    • Liang, Jersey, Bei Wu, Brenda Plassman, Joan Bennett, and James Beck. “Racial disparities in trajectories of dental caries experience.” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 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.” Am J 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.” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 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.” Am J Geriatr 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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    • 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). https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-8-201210160-02008.
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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.” Investig Genet 3, no. 1 (September 21, 2012): 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/2041-2223-3-19.
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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): 288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2012.00700.x.
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    • 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 6 (June 2012): 1027–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03967.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 Dent Oral Epidemiol 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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    • 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.” J Dent Hyg 86, no. 3 (2012): 231–38.
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    • 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.” Arch Neurol 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.” Ann Neurol 70, no. 3 (September 2011): 418–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.22362.
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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 Res 1385 (April 18, 2011): 151–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2010.12.038.
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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 Dis Assoc Disord 25, no. 2 (April 2011): 128–37. https://doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0b013e3181ffa76d.
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    • Fisher, Gwenith G., Melissa M. Franks, Brenda L. Plassman, Stephanie L. Brown, Guy G. Potter, David Llewellyn, Mary A. M. Rogers, and Kenneth M. Langa. “Caring for individuals with dementia and cognitive impairment, not dementia: findings from the aging, demographics, and memory study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 3 (March 2011): 488–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03304.x.
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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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 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.” J Aging 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.” Alzheimers Dement 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.” Alzheimers Dement 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.” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 74–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.11.006.
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    • Seshadri, Sudha, Alexa Beiser, Rhoda Au, Philip A. Wolf, Denis A. Evans, Robert S. Wilson, Ronald C. Petersen, et al. “Operationalizing diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease and other age-related cognitive impairment-Part 2.” Alzheimers Dement 7, no. 1 (January 2011): 35–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2010.12.002.
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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.” Spec Care Dentist 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.” Ann Intern Med 153, no. 3 (August 3, 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 Ment 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.” Alzheimers Res Ther 2, no. 3 (June 24, 2010): 19. 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.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 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.” Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep), no. 193 (April 2010): 1–727.
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    • Wiener, R Constance, Bei Wu, Richard Crout, Michael Wiener, Brenda Plassman, Elizabeth Kao, and Daniel McNeil. “Hyposalivation and xerostomia in dentate older adults.” J Am Dent Assoc 141, no. 3 (March 2010): 279–84. https://doi.org/10.14219/jada.archive.2010.0161.
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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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 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.” Alzheimers Dement 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.” Int Psychogeriatr 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.” Behav Genet 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 21, 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.” J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 80, no. 5 (May 2009): 562–65. https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2008.151654.
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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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    • 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.” J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 22, no. 1 (March 2009): 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891988708328220.
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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.” J Alzheimers Dis 17, no. 4 (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.” Alzheimers Dement 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 Pt 2 (May 6, 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.” Ann Intern Med 148, no. 6 (March 18, 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 Serv Res 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.” Int J Geriatr 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 Dis Assoc Disord 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 Ment 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.” Am J 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.” Am J Geriatr 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.” J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 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.” Alzheimers Dement 3, no. 3 (July 2007): 192–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2007.04.377.
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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 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): 1871. 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 (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 Res Hum Genet 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 14, 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 24, 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.” Int J Geriatr 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.” Alzheimers Dement 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.” Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen 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 Res Hum Genet 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 (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 Manag J 6, no. 2 (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. https://doi.org/10.1212/01.wnl.0000147291.49404.0a.
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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.” Psychol Med 33, no. 3 (April 2003): 541–47. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291702007201.
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    • 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 6, 2002): 2123–29. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.288.17.2123.
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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.” J Int Neuropsychol Soc 8, no. 7 (November 2002): 925–33. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1355617702870072.
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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 Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 15, no. 1 (March 2002): 28–38.
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    • 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.” Arch Gen 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. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.57.12.2210.
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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. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.55.8.1158.
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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.” Arch Gen 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. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.54.3.593.
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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 Neuropsychol Behav Neurol 12, no. 4 (October 1999): 270–76.
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    • 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 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., 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. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.53.2.321.
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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 Dis Assoc Disord 12, no. 1 (March 1998): 40–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002093-199803000-00006.
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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.” Biol Psychiatry 41, no. 8 (April 15, 1997): 851–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00247-8.
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    • 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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    • Plassman, B. L., and J. C. Breitner. “The genetics of dementia in late life.” Psychiatr Clin North Am 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.” J Am Geriatr Soc 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.” Arch Neurol 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 345, no. 8956 (April 22, 1995): 1054. 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 345, no. 8946 (February 11, 1995): 387. 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.” J Physiol 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.” J Appl Physiol (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.” J Neurol Neurosurg 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.” Exp Brain Res 78, no. 2 (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.” J Appl Physiol (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.” Respir Physiol 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.” Neurosci Lett 89, no. 1 (June 17, 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.” J Neurophysiol 57, no. 1 (January 1987): 274–88. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.1987.57.1.274.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Gatz, Margaret, Susan E. Luczak, Shandell Pahlen, Teresa Lee, Marianne Nygaard, Matthew S. Panizzon, Brenda L. Plassman, Chandra A. Reynolds, Keith E. Whitfield, and I. G. E. M. S. Consortium. “Remember this: harmonization of episodic memory measures across twin studies of aging.” In Behavior Genetics, 50:455–56, 2020.
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    • Robbins, Cason B., Dilraj Grewal, Atalie C. Thompson, Stephen Yoon, Brenda Plassman, and Sharon Fekrat. “Repeatability, Interocular Symmetry, and Correlation with Age of Peripapillary Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Parameters in Healthy Eyes.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 61, 2020.
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    • Chanti-Ketterl, Marianne, brenda Plassman, Christine Parks, Nicholas Herkert, Julie Fleenor, Sharon Zhang, and Heather Stapleton. “Validating Silicone Wristbands to Measure Pesticide Exposures Among Older Adults -- Proof-of-Concept Study,” 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3298.
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    • Reale, Bailey K., Darin B. Zahuranec, Kenneth M. Langa, Jane Forman, Bruno Giordani, Brenda L. Plassman, Colleen Kollman, Emilie Blair, and Deborah A. Levine. “Reasons Pre-Existing Mild Cognitive Impairment May Influence Physician Recommendations for Stroke and Heart Attack Treatments.” In Stroke, Vol. 50. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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    • “TRENDS IN NUMBER OF FILLED TEETH AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER AMERICANS.” In The Gerontologist, 55:764–764. Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnv400.02.
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    • Hall, Jennifer, Brenda L. Plassman, and David Steffens. “Utility of NPI Scores Predicting Progression of CIND to Dementia.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20:S86–87. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2012.
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    • Liang, J., B. Wu, B. Plassman, Y. Lee, C. Remle, L. Bai, and J. Beck. “COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING, ORAL HYGIENE, AND ORAL HEALTH TRAJECTORIES AMONG OLD ADULTS.” In Gerontologist, 50:377–377. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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    • Wu, B., J. Liang, C. Remle, B. Plassman, and X. Luo. “ETHNIC VARIATIONS IN EDENTULISM AMONG MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER AMERICANS, 1999-2008.” In Gerontologist, 50:376–376. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2010.
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    • Wu, B., B. Plassman, J. Liang, and R. Crout. “DOES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS EXPLAIN ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN ORAL HEALTH?” In Gerontologist, 48:569–569. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2008.
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    • Wu, B., I. Chi, B. Plassman, and M. Guo. “DEPRESSION AND HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG CHINESE IMMIGRANT ELDERS IN THE US AND CHINESE ELDERS IN CHINA.” In Gerontologist, 48:673–673. OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC, 2008.
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    • Browndyke, Jeffrey N., Guy G. Potter, and Brenda L. Plassman. “P1-109 Verbal recognition memory differences in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: examining recognition response characteristics independent of dementia severity.” In Neurobiology of Aging, 25:S126–S126. Elsevier BV, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0197-4580(04)80423-8.
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    • 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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    • Chanti-Ketterl, Marianne, Carl Pieper, Kristine Yaffe, and Brenda Plassman. “TBI and Increased Risk of Non-Alzheimer’s disease dementia in older male twins,” n.d. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.044817.
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