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Editorial

Infectious Burden and its Role in Cerebrovascular Disease and Cognitive Impairment

Mira Katan1 Neurological Institute, Columbia University, 710 West 168th Street, Box 182, New York, NY10032, USA;2 Department of Neurology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;3 Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Mitchell SV Elkind2 Department of Neurology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;4 Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 833-836 | Published online: 27 Aug 2013

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