Dementia in the elderly can be prevented;La demencia del anciano se puede prevenir

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 257-258

  Bermejo Pareja, Félix ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GINKGO BILOBA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PROPHYLAXIS; AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 77956360945     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.5105.2010442     Document Type: Editorial

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