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Theme: Alzheimer's disease - Special Report

Management of suspected Alzheimer’s disease patients by specialist physicians at the first visit in Spain: First Consultation Study

María Dolores Martínez Lozano Hospital La Magdalena, Castellón, Spain; Hospital La Magdalena, Castellón, Spain
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Carlos Guzmán Quilo Janssen-Cilag Spain, Madrid, Spain; Paseo de las Doce Estrellas 5, 28042, Madrid, Spain. [email protected]; Janssen-Cilag Spain, Madrid, Spain; Paseo de las Doce Estrellas 5, 28042, Madrid, Spain. [email protected]
Pages 657-663 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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