A new hypothesis (concept) of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2002, Pages

  Yin Chan, Daniel Kam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036786296     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/57.10.m645     Document Type: Article

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