Rationale, design, and methods for Canadian alliance for healthy hearts and minds cohort study (CAHHM) – a Pan Canadian cohort study

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[3] Fang J(2015)Early cerebral small vessel disease and brain volume, cognition, and gait Ann Neurol 77 251-261

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[8] Smith EE(2005)The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment J Am Geriatr Soc 53 695-699

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[10] Dagenais G(2011)The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the mini-mental state examination as screening instruments for cognitive impairment: item analyses and threshold scores Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 31 126-131

[1] Tu JV(2009)Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research T: National trends in rates of death and hospital admissions related to acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and stroke, 1994–2004 CMAJ 180 E118-E125

[2] Nardi L(2009)The Canadian heart health strategy and action plan Can J Cardiol 25 451-452

[3] Fang J(2015)Early cerebral small vessel disease and brain volume, cognition, and gait Ann Neurol 77 251-261

[4] Liu J(2003)Age-related slowing of digit symbol substitution revisited: what do longitudinal age changes reflect? J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 58 187-194

[5] Khalid L(2007)Sensitivity of four psychometric tests to measure cognitive changes in brain aging-population-based studies Am J Epidemiol 165 344-350

[6] Johansen H(1998)Risk factors for 5-year mortality in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study JAMA 279 585-592

[7] Smith ER(2008)Association between lower digit symbol substitution test score and slower gait and greater risk of mortality and of developing incident disability in well-functioning older adults J Am Geriatr Soc 56 1618-1625

[8] Smith EE(2005)The Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA: a brief screening tool for mild cognitive impairment J Am Geriatr Soc 53 695-699

[9] O’Donnell M(2007)The Montreal Cognitive Assessment: validity and utility in a memory clinic setting Can J Psychiatry 52 329-332

[10] Dagenais G(2011)The Montreal Cognitive Assessment and the mini-mental state examination as screening instruments for cognitive impairment: item analyses and threshold scores Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 31 126-131