The incidence and prevalence of dementia with Lewy bodies is underestimated

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2687-2688

  Boot, Brendon ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEWY BODY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84887472931     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713002213     Document Type: Letter

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