Invited commentary: The importance of studying environmental risk factors for dementia

Alzheimer's and Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment and Disease Monitoring

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 268-269

  Hayden, Kathleen M ^a   Farmer, Kevin M ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 84938687592     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23528729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dadm.2015.05.001     Document Type: Editorial

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