Brain reserve and risk of dementia: Findings from the Nun Study

Cognitive Reserve: Theory and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 237-250

  Mortimer, James A ^a   Snowdon, David A ^b   Markesbery, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84920558562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203783047     Document Type: Chapter

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