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Editorial

Cardiovascular disease and dementia risk: an ever growing problem in an aging population

Lewis H. KullerDepartment of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Oscar L. LopezDepartments of Neurology and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Pages 771-773 | Received 21 Mar 2016, Accepted 29 Apr 2016, Published online: 13 May 2016

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