Does "is current as of" mean "is available on"?

[NewHopeR]

Context:

Neurology
DOI 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182661f91; Published online before print August 8, 2012; 2012;79;763 Neurology
Annelies E. van der Vlies, Jeroen D.C. Goos, Frederik Barkhof, et al.

Microbleeds do not affect rate of cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease


This information is current as of August 21, 2012

 

[Rover_KE]

No—it means it's the most up-to-date info on that date.

Anybody reading it years later would need to check if it was still applicable.

Rover