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Original Article

Head injury as a risk factor in Alzheimer's disease

D. X. Rasmusson Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MrylandUSA
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J. Brandt Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MrylandUSA
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D. B. Martin Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MrylandUSA
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M. F. Folstein Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MrylandUSA
Pages 213-219 | Received 30 Jun 1994, Accepted 09 Aug 1994, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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