[S3-01-02]: Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA) study
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Central obesity, leptin and cognitive decline: the Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging.
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عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer's & Dementia
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1552-5260
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2005.06.368