NIA-Funded Alzheimer Centers Are More Efficient than Commercial Clinical Recruitment Sites for Conducting Secondary Prevention Trials of Dementia
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عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0893-0341
DOI: 10.1097/wad.0b013e3181c9983f