Epidemiology: rapid increase in Alzheimer's disease prevalence in Japan
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychogeriatrics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1346-3500,1479-8301
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8301.2004.00037.x