## Abstract The extent to which concomitant Alzheimer's disease (AD) is etiologically related to the development of dementia in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains controversial. We explored the association of four risk factors associated with AD, including head injury, smoking, hypertension, and diab
Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease
โ Scribed by L. Amaducci; A. Lippi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 597 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
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