Down's Syndrome and Alzheimer's disease: A review

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 307-322

  Oliver, C ^a   Holland, A J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEMENTIA; DOWN SYNDROME; HEREDITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022614193     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291700009120     Document Type: Article

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