Ginkgo biloba extract and preventing Alzheimer disease

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2306-2308

  Schneider, Lon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PLACEBO;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56649098949     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.675     Document Type: Editorial

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