Dementia with lewy bodies: Clinical and pathological diagnosis

Alzheimer's Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-87

  McKeith, Ian G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Lewy body

Indexed keywords

EID: 22044432940     PISSN: 14616130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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