Association Between Cataract Extraction and Development of Dementia

Lee Cecilia S.; Gibbons L.; Lee Aaron Y.; Yanagihara R.; Blazes M.; Lee Michael L.; McCurry S.; Bowen J.; McCormick W.; Crane P.; Larson E.

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6990

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Association Between Cataract Extraction and Development of Dementia

Lee Cecilia S. et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine · Friday, January 1, 2021

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The one catch: Unadjusted, so residual confounding may explain part of the effect.

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Lee Cecilia S. et al.. Association Between Cataract Extraction and Development of Dementia JAMA Internal Medicine. Friday, January 1, 2021.
doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6990

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