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Association of blood pressure levels with racial differences in cognitive decline risk

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JAMA Network

What The Study Did: This observational study pooled data from five study groups to examine whether  cumulative blood pressure levels might explain racial differences in risk for cognitive decline later in life.

Authors: Deborah A. Levine, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0568)

Editor's Note: The article includes conflict of interest and funding/support disclosures. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, conflicts of interest and financial disclosures, and funding and support.

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