The tomography dementia rating scale (TDR)—The rating scale of Alzheimer’s disease stages
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The tomography dementia rating scale (TDR)—The rating scale of Alzheimer’s disease stages
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عنوان ژورنال: Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1949-4998,1949-5005
DOI: 10.4236/health.2012.429111