Omental transposition for Alzheimer's disease

Neurological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Goldsmith, Harry S ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; cerebral revascularization; choline acetyltransferase; Omental transposition; omentum

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; OMENTUM; REVASCULARIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029876509     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1996.11740387     Document Type: Article

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