FTS3-01-02: Epidemiology of Vascular Related Risk Factors for Dementia
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Epidemiology and risk factors of dementia.
Correspondence to: W M van der Flier, Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands; [email protected] _________________________ D ementia refers to a syndrome that is characterised by progressive deterioration of cognitive functions. Neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as apathy, agitation, and depression, are also...
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عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer's & Dementia
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1552-5260
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.2384