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Investigation of 'borderline' dementia, particularly of Alzheimer's type, compared with non-demented patients with similar neuropsychological profiles

K N Fountoulakis, M Tsolaki, A Kazis
Pages 55-61 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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