Mortality from Alzheimer's disease in Brazil, 2000-2009
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Mortality from Alzheimer's disease in Brazil, 2000-2009.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cadernos de Saúde Pública
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0102-311X
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00144713