Progress in the management of alzheimer's disease

Hospital Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 151-166

  Smith, Arthur L ^a   Whitehouse, Peter J ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; ANTIOXIDANT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SELEGILINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOPSY; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NEUROPROTECTION; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

EID: 0032521479     PISSN: 87502836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21548331.1998.11443660     Document Type: Review

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