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Contents Vol. 27, 2009
50 Does a Reliable Decline in Mini Mental State Examination
No. 1
Total Score Predict Dementia? Diagnostic Accuracy of Two
Reliable Change Indices
Review Article
1 Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Compensatory
Neural Recruitment in Aging and Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease:
Review and Recommendations
Han, S.D. (Chicago, Ill./Maywood, Ill.); Bangen, K.J.; Bondi, M.W.
(San Diego, Calif.)
Original Research Articles
11 Plasma Homocysteine and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Reitz, C.; Tang, M.-X. (New York, N.Y.); Miller, J.; Green, R. (Davis, Calif.);
Luchsinger, J.A. (New York, N.Y.)
18 Associations between Patterns of EEG Abnormalities and
Diagnosis in a Large Memory Clinic Cohort
Liedorp, M.; van der Flier, W.M. (Amsterdam); Hoogervorst, E.L.J. (Utrecht);
Scheltens, P.; Stam, C.J. (Amsterdam)
24 Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Cognitive Decline in Older
Patients
Maggi, S.; Limongi, F.; Noale, M.; Romanato, G. (Padua); Tonin, P. (Venice);
Rozzini, R. (Brescia); Scafato, E. (Rome); Crepaldi, G. (Padua) for the ILSA
Study Group
34 Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Elderly People Living
in Rural Benin, West Africa
Guerchet, M. (Limoges); Houinato, D. (Limoges/Cotonou); Paraiso, M.N.
(Limoges/Ouidah); von Ahsen, N. (Göttingen); Nubukpo, P. (Limoges);
Otto, M. (Ulm); Clément, J.-P.; Preux, P.-M. (Limoges); Dartigues, J.-F.
(Bordeaux)
42 Serum Lipids Are Related to Alzheimer’s Pathology in Nursing
Home Residents
Lesser, G.T.; Haroutunian, V.; Purohit, D.P.; Schnaider Beeri, M.;
Schmeidler, J.; Honkanen, L.; Neufeld, R.; Libow, L.S. (New York, N.Y.)
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Hensel, A.; Luck, T.; Luppa, M.; Glaesmer, H. (Leipzig); Angermeyer, M.C.
(Gösing a.W.); Riedel-Heller, S.G. (Leipzig)
59 Genetic Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease in the Uppsala
Longitudinal Study of Adult Men
Giedraitis, V.; Kilander, L.; Degerman-Gunnarsson, M.; Sundelöf, J.;
Axelsson, T.; Syvänen, A.-C.; Lannfelt, L.; Glaser, A. (Uppsala)
69 Korean Version of the Baylor Profound Mental Status
Examination: A Brief Staging Measure for Patients with Severe
Alzheimer’s Disease
Na, H.R.; Lee, S.H. (Seongnam); Lee, J.S. (Cheju); Doody, R.S.
(Houston, Tex.); Kim, S.Y. (Seoul)
76 Factors Underlying Caregiver Stress in Frontotemporal
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
Mioshi, E. (Sydney, N.S.W./Cambridge); Bristow, M.; Cook, R. (Cambridge);
Hodges, J.R. (Sydney, N.S.W./Cambridge)
82 Interleukin-1␣ –889 C/T Polymorphism in Turkish Patients
with Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
Dursun, E.; Gezen-Ak, D.; Ertan, T.; Bilgiç, B.; Gürvit, H.; Emre, M.; Eker, E.;
Engin, F.; Uysal, Ö.; Yilmazer, S. (Istanbul)
88 Plasma Homocysteine Levels and Different Forms of Vascular
Disease in Patients with Dementia and Other Psychogeriatric
Diseases
Nilsson, K.; Gustafson, L.; Hultberg, B. (Lund)
96 Neuroanatomy of Apathy and Disinhibition in Frontotemporal
Lobar Degeneration
Massimo, L.; Powers, C.; Moore, P.; Vesely, L.; Avants, B.; Gee, J.; Libon, D.J.;
Grossman, M. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
No. 2
No. 3
Review Articles
Review Article
105 Functional Outcome in Delusional Alzheimer Disease Patients.
Cognitive Screening
Fischer, C.E.; Verhoeff, N.P.L.G.; Churchill, K.; Schweizer, T.A.
(Toronto, Ont.)
Pinto, E.; Peters, R. (London)
164 Memantine Therapy of Behavioral Symptoms in
Community-Dwelling Patients with Moderate to Severe
Alzheimer’s Disease
Grossberg, G.T. (St. Louis, Mo.); Pejović, V.; Miller, M.L. (Chicago, Ill.);
Graham, S.M. (Jersey City, N.J.)
Original Research Articles
111 Association of Cognitive Impairment with Serum Lipid/
Lipoprotein among Chinese Nonagenarians and Centenarians
Huang, C.-Q.; Dong, B.-R.; Wu, H.-M.; Zhang, Y.-L.; Wu, J.-H.; Lu, Z.-C.;
Flaherty, J.H. (Chengdu)
117 Changes in Cortical Activation during Retrieval of Clock Time
Representations in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
and Early Alzheimer’s Disease
Leyhe, T.; Erb, M.; Milian, M.; Eschweiler, G.W. (Tübingen); Ethofer, T.
(Tübingen/Geneva); Grodd, W.; Saur, R. (Tübingen)
133 Frontal Assessment Battery and Brain Perfusion Imaging in
Early Dementia
Yoshida, H.; Terada, S.; Sato, S.; Kishimoto, Y.; Ata, T.; Ohshima, E.;
Honda, H.; Ishihara, T.; Kuroda, S. (Okayama)
139 Risk Factors for Falls in Community-Dwelling Patients with
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies:
Walking with Visuocognitive Impairment May Cause a Fall
Kudo, Y.; Imamura, T.; Sato, A.; Endo, N. (Niigata)
147 Education Attenuates the Association between Dietary
Patterns and Cognition
Akbaraly, T.N. (London); Singh-Manoux, A. (London/Paris); Marmot, M.G.;
Brunner, E.J. (London)
155 Effect of Oxcarbazepine in the Treatment of Agitation and
Aggression in Severe Dementia
Sommer, O.H. (Reinsvoll); Aga, O. (Hokksund); Cvancarova, M.; Olsen, I.C.
(Oslo); Selbaek, G. (Ottestad); Engedal, K. (Oslo)
173 Predictive Value of Mild Cognitive Impairment for Dementia.
The Influence of Case Definition and Age
Baars, M.A.E.; van Boxtel, M.P.J.; Dijkstra, J.B. (Maastricht); Visser, P.J.
(Maastricht/Amsterdam); van den Akker, M.; Verhey, F.R.J.; Jolles, J.
(Maastricht)
182 Presymptomatic Generalized Brain Atrophy in
Frontotemporal Dementia Caused by CHMP2B Mutation
Rohrer, J.D.; Ahsan, R.L.; Isaacs, A.M. (London); Nielsen, J.E. (Copenhagen);
Ostergaard, L. (Aarhus); Scahill, R.; Warren, J.D.; Rossor, M.N.; Fox, N.C.
(London); Johannsen, P. (Copenhagen) the FReJA consortium
187 Self-Appraised, Informant-Reported, and Objective Memory
and Cognitive Function in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Chung, J.C.C.; Man, D.W.K. (Hong Kong)
194 Biomarkers in Relation to Cognitive Reserve in Patients with
Mild Cognitive Impairment – Proof of Concept
Rolstad, S.; Nordlund, A.; Eckerström, C.; Gustavsson, M.H.; Zetterberg, H.;
Wallin, A. (Mölndal)
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201 Literature Review of the Clock Drawing Test as a Tool for
A Systematic Review
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Original Research Articles
214 Neuropathological Investigation of Regions Responsible for
Semantic Aphasia in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Yamamoto, R.; Iseki, E.; Higashi, S.; Murayama, N.; Minegishi, M.;
Sato, K. (Tokyo); Hino, H.; Fujisawa, K.; Kosaka, K.; Togo, T.; Katsuse, O.;
Uchikado, H.; Furukawa, Y. (Yokohama); Yoshida, M.; Hashizume, Y. (Aichi);
Arai, H. (Tokyo)
224 Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment Revisited after One
Year. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Study
Diniz, B.S.; Nunes, P.V.; Yassuda, M.S.; Forlenza, O.V. (São Paulo)
232 Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Donepezil in Patients
with Severe Alzheimer’s Disease: Results from a 52-Week,
Open-Label, Multicenter, Extension Study in Japan
Homma, A.; Imai, Y. (Tokyo); Tago, H. (Fukushima City); Asada, T. (Ibaraki);
Shigeta, M.; Iwamoto, T. (Tokyo); Takita, M. (Fukuoka;); Arimoto, I.;
Koma, H.; Takase, T.; Ohbayashi, T. (Tokyo)
240 Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Progression of
Alzheimer’s Disease
Abellan van Kan, G.; Rolland, Y.; Nourhashémi, F.; Coley, N.; Andrieu, S.;
Vellas, B. (Toulouse) on behalf of the REAL.FR group
247 Validation Study of the Mini-Mental State Examination in
a Malay-Speaking Elderly Population in Malaysia
Ibrahim, N.M. (Kuala Lumpur); Shohaimi, S. (Selangor); Chong, H.-T.;
Rahman, A.H.A.; Razali, R.; Esther, E.; Basri, H.B. (Kuala Lumpur)
254 A SPECT Study of Sleep Disturbance and Alzheimer’s Disease
Ismail, Z.; Herrmann, N.; Francis, P.L.; Rothenburg, L.S.; Lobaugh, N.J.;
Leibovitch, F.S.; Black, S.E.; Lanctôt, K.L. (Toronto, Ont.)
260 Assessment of Patient and Caregiver Experiences of
Dementia-Related Symptoms: Development of the
Multidimensional Assessment of Neurodegenerative
Symptoms Questionnaire
Locke, D.E.C. (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Dassel, K.B.; Hall, G.; Baxter, L.C.
(Phoenix, Ariz.); Woodruff, B.K.; Hoffman Snyder, C. (Scottsdale, Ariz.);
Miller, B.L. (San Francisco, Calif.); Caselli, R.J. (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
273 No Genetic Association between Polymorphisms of Heme
Oxygenase 1 and 2 and Alzheimer’s Disease in a Japanese
Population
Shibata, N.; Ohnuma, T.; Baba, H.; Arai, H. (Tokyo)
278 Characteristic Profiles of Instrumental Activities of Daily
Living in Different Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Kim, K.R.; Lee, K.S. (Seoul); Cheong, H.-K. (Suwon); Eom, J.-S. (Cheongju);
Oh, B.H. (Seoul); Hong, C.H. (Suwon)
286 Interaction between Interleukin-8 and
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Genes Modulates
Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
Li, K.; Liu, S.; Yao, S.; Wang, B.; Dai, D.; Yao, L. (Harbin)
292 Age in High-Functioning Healthy Men Is Associated with
Nonlinear Decline in Some ‘Executive’ Functions in Late
Middle Age
Silver, H.; Goodman, C. (Haifa); Bilker, W. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Original Research Articles
301 Use of the Virtual Action Planning Supermarket for the
Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment. A Preliminary Study
Werner, P.; Rabinowitz, S. (Haifa); Klinger, E. (Paris); Korczyn, A.D.
(Tel Aviv); Josman, N. (Haifa)
310 Development of the Subjective Memory Complaints
Questionnaire
Youn, J.C. (Yongin); Kim, K.W. (Seoul/Seongnam); Lee, D.Y. (Seoul);
Jhoo, J.H. (Chuncheon); Lee, S.B. (Seoul); Park, J.H. (Gyeonggido);
Choi, E.A. (Gonju); Choe, J.Y.; Jeong, J.W.; Choo, I.H.; Woo, J.I. (Seoul)
318 Flanking Markers of Cystatin C (CST3) Gene Do Not Show
Association with Alzheimer’s Disease
Helisalmi, S.; Väkevä, A.; Hiltunen, M.; Soininen, H. (Kuopio)
322 The Effect of Recent Consumption of Caffeine-Containing
Foodstuffs on Neuropsychological Tests in the Elderly
Lesk, V.E.; Honey, T.E.M.; de Jager, C.A. (Oxford)
329 Establishment of a Predominantly African-American Cohort
for the Study of Alzheimer’s Disease. The South Carolina
Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Core
Bachman, D.L.; Stuckey, M.; Ebeling, M.; Wagner, M.T. (Charleston, S.C.);
Evans, W.J. (Florence, S.C.); Hirth, V. (Columbia, S.C.); Walker, A.
(Charleston, S.C.); Memon, M. (Spartanburg, S.C.); Joglekar, R.
(Anderson, S.C.); Faison, W.; Mintzer, J.E. (Charleston, S.C.)
337 Sense of Competence in a Dutch Sample of Informal
Caregivers of Frontotemporal Dementia Patients
Riedijk, S.; Duivenvoorden, H.; Van Swieten, J. (Rotterdam); Niermeijer, M.
(Nijmegen); Tibben, A. (Leiden)
344 Agreement in Cognitive and Clinical Assessments in
Alzheimer’s Disease
Tractenberg, R.E. (Washington, D.C./La Jolla, Calif.); Aisen, P.S.
(La Jolla, Calif.)
353 The Neuropsychological Performance of Nondemented
Puerto Rican Nonagenarians
Carrión-Baralt, J.R.; Meléndez-Cabrero, J. (New York, N.Y./San Juan, P.R.);
Schnaider Beeri, M. (New York, N.Y.); Sano, M.; Silverman, J.M.
(New York, N.Y./Bronx, N.Y.)
361 Validation of the Danish Addenbrooke’s Cognitive
Examination as a Screening Test in a Memory Clinic
Stokholm, J.; Vogel, A.; Johannsen, P.; Waldemar, G. (Copenhagen)
366 Observation of Hand Movements by Older Persons with
Dementia: Effects on Cognition. A Pilot Study
Eggermont, L.H.P.; Swaab, D.F.; Hol, E.M. (Amsterdam); Scherder, E.J.A.
(Amsterdam/Groningen)
375 Impact of Vascular Risk Factors and Diseases on Cognition
in Persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment
Villeneuve, S.; Belleville, S.; Massoud, F.; Bocti, C.; Gauthier, S.
(Montreal, Que.)
382 Uric Acid and Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older
Persons
Ruggiero, C.; Cherubini, A. (Perugia); Lauretani, F.; Bandinelli, S. (Florence);
Maggio, M. (Parma); Di Iorio, A. (Chieti); Zuliani, G. (Ferrara); Dragonas, C.
(Nuremberg); Senin, U. (Perugia); Ferrucci, L. (Baltimore, Md.)
390 Differential Impact of Apathy and Depression in the
Development of Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Patients
Vicini Chilovi, B.; Conti, M.; Zanetti, M. (Brescia); Mazzù, I. (Messina);
Rozzini, L.; Padovani, A. (Brescia)
399 Differences Exist in the Cognitive Profile of Mild Alzheimer’s
Disease and Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Dementia
Kandiah, N.; Narasimhalu, K.; Lee, J.; Chen, C.L.P.H. (Singapore)
404 Early and Differential Diagnosis of Dementia and Mild
Cognitive Impairment. Design and Cohort Baseline
Characteristics of the German Dementia Competence Network
Kornhuber, J. (Erlangen); Schmidtke, K. (Freiburg); Frölich, L. (Mannheim);
Perneczky, R (Munich); Wolf, S. (Göttingen); Hampel, H. (Munich);
Jessen, F. (Bonn); Heuser, I.; Peters, O. (Berlin); Weih, M. (Erlangen);
Jahn, H. (Hamburg); Luckhaus, C. (Düsseldorf); Hüll, M. (Freiburg);
Gertz, H.-J. (Leipzig); Schröder, J. (Heidelberg); Pantel, J. (Frankfurt);
Rienhoff, O. (Göttingen); Seuchter, S.A. (Erlangen); Rüther, E. (Göttingen);
Henn, F. (Mannheim); Maier, W. (Bonn); Wiltfang, J. (Erlangen/Essen)
418 Stability of Different Subtypes of Mild Cognitive Impairment
among the Elderly over a 2- to 3-Year Follow-Up Period
Loewenstein, D.A. (Miami Beach, Fla./Miami, Fla./Tampa, Fla.); Acevedo, A.
(Miami, Fla./Tampa, Fla.); Small, B.J. (Tampa, Fla.); Agron, J. (Miami, Fla./
Tampa, Fla.); Crocco, E. (Miami, Fla.); Duara, R. (Miami Beach, Fla./
Miami, Fla.)
424 Comparison of EXIT-25 and the Frontal Assessment Battery
for Evaluation of Executive Dysfunction in Patients Attending
a Memory Clinic
Moorhouse, P.; Gorman, M.; Rockwood, K. (Halifax, N.S.)
429 A Subtest of the MMSE as a Valid Test of Episodic Memory?
Comparison with the Free and Cued Reminding Test
Carcaillon, L.; Amieva, H.; Auriacombe, S.; Helmer, C.; Dartigues, J.-F.
(Bordeaux)
439 Minimizing Misdiagnosis: Psychometric Criteria for Possible
or Probable Memory Impairment
Brooks, B.L. (Calgary, Alta./Coquitlam, B.C.); Iverson, G.L. (Coquitlam, B.C./
Vancouver, B.C.); Feldman, H.H. (Vancouver, B.C.); Holdnack, J.A.
(San Antonio, Tex.)
451 Visuospatial Ability and Memory Are Associated with Falls
Risk in Older People. A Population-Based Study
Martin, K.; Thomson, R.; Blizzard, L. (Hobart, Tas.); Wood, A.
(Clayton, Vic./Parkville, Vic.); Garry, M. (Hobart, Tas.); Srikanth, V.
(Hobart, Tas./Clayton, Vic.)
458 Rapid Progression from Mild Cognitive Impairment to
Alzheimer’s Disease in Subjects with Elevated Levels of
Tau in Cerebrospinal Fluid and the APOE 4/4 Genotype
Blom, E.S.; Giedraitis, V. (Uppsala); Zetterberg, H. (Mölndal); Fukumoto, H.
(Charlestown, Mass.); Blennow, K. (Mölndal); Hyman, B.T.; Irizarry, M.C.
(Charlestown, Mass.); Wahlund, L.-O. (Huddinge); Lannfelt, L.; Ingelsson, M.
(Uppsala)
465 Population Variation in Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein Levels in
Brain Ageing: Relationship to Alzheimer-Type Pathology and
Dementia
Wharton, S.B. (Sheffield); O’Callaghan, J.P. (Morgantown, W.Va.);
Savva, G.M. (Cambridge); Nicoll, J.A.R. (Southampton); Matthews, F.
(Cambridge); Simpson, J.E.; Forster, G.; Shaw, P.J. (Sheffield); Brayne, C.
(Cambridge); Ince, P.G. (Sheffield) on behalf of the MRC Cognitive Function
and Ageing Neuropathology Study Group
474 Brain Metabolic Correlates of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Beta-Amyloid 42 and Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease
Vukovich, R.; Perneczky, R.; Drzezga, A.; Förstl, H.; Kurz, A. (München);
Riemenschneider, M. (München/Homburg/Saar)
481 Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Inflammatory Markers
in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Plasma in Alzheimer’s Disease:
The OmegAD Study
Freund-Levi, Y.; Hjorth, E.; Lindberg, C. (Stockholm); Cederholm, T.
(Uppsala); Faxen-Irving, G.; Vedin, I.; Palmblad, J.; Wahlund, L.-O.;
Schultzberg, M. (Stockholm); Basun, H. (Uppsala); Eriksdotter Jönhagen, M.
(Stockholm)
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534 Diagnostic Evaluation of Dementia in the Secondary Health
No. 6
Care Sector
Original Research Articles
491 Longitudinal Influences of Partner Depression on Cognitive
Functioning in Latino Spousal Pairs
Hinton, L.; Hagar, Y.; West, N.; González, H.M.; Mungas, D.; Beckett, L.;
Haan, M.N. (Sacramento, Calif.)
501 Color Discrimination Performance in Patients with Alzheimer’s
Disease
Salamone, G.; Di Lorenzo, C.; Mosti, S.; Lupo, F.; Cravello, L.; Palmer, K.
(Rome); Musicco, M. (Rome/Milan); Caltagirone, C. (Rome)
508 A Study on the Association of the Chromosome 12p13 Locus
with Sporadic Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease in Chinese
Li, Y.; Chu, L.W. (Hong Kong); Li, Z. (Guangzhou); Yik, P.-Y.; Song, Y.-Q.
(Hong Kong)
513 Genetic Variation of CYP19 (Aromatase) Gene Influences Age
at Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease in Women
Corbo, R.M. (Rome); Gambina, G. (Verona); Ulizzi, L. (Rome); Moretto, G.
(Verona); Scacchi, R. (Rome)
519 Long-Term Statin Therapy and CSF Cholesterol Levels:
Implications for Alzheimer’s Disease
Evans, B.A.; Evans, J.E.; Baker, S.P.; Kane, K.; Swearer, J. (Worcester, Mass.);
Hinerfeld, D. (Bar Harbor, Me.); Caselli, R. (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Rogaeva, E.;
St. George-Hyslop, P. (Toronto, Ont.); Moonis, M.; Pollen, D.A.
(Worcester, Mass.)
525 Association between ApoE 4 and Cognitive Impairment after
Phung, T.K.T.; Andersen, B.B.; Kessing, L.V. (Copenhagen); Mortensen, P.B.
(Århus); Waldemar, G. (Copenhagen)
543 Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Genes Influence the Clinical
Features of Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Rainero, I.; Rubino, E.; Cappa, G.; Rota, E.; Valfrè, W.; Ferrero, P.;
Fenoglio, P.; Baci, D.; D’Amico, G.; Vaula, G.; Gallone, S.; Pinessi, L. (Turin)
548 Education, Occupation, and Dementia: The Bavarian School
Sisters Study
Bickel, H.; Kurz, A. (München)
557 Increased Risk for Falling Associated with Subtle Cognitive
Impairment: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical
Trial
Gleason, C.E.; Gangnon, R.E.; Fischer, B.L.; Mahoney, J.E. (Madison, Wisc.)
564 Cognitive and Noncognitive Neurological Features of
Young-Onset Dementia
Kelley, B.J.; Boeve, B.F.; Josephs, K.A. (Rochester, Minn.)
572 Spanish Version of the Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale
in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer Disease:
Discriminant and Concurrent Validity
Sánchez-Benavides, G.; Manero, R.M.; Quiñones-Úbeda, S.; de Sola, S.;
Quintana, M.; Peña-Casanova, J. (Barcelona)
579 Association between Plasma Homocysteine Levels and
Mortality in Elderly Patients with Mental Illness
Nilsson, K.; Gustafson, L.; Hultberg, B. (Lund)
Stroke
Wagle, J.; Farner, L. (Oslo/Sem); Flekkøy, K.; Wyller, T.B.; Sandvik, L.;
Eiklid, K.L.; Fure, B.; Stensrød, B.; Engedal, K. (Oslo)
584 Erratum
585 Acknowledgement to Reviewers
586 Author Index Vol. 27, 2009
589 Subject Index Vol. 27, 2009
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