The correlation of plasma Aβ42 levels, depressive symptoms, and cognitive function in the Korean elderly
✍ Scribed by Yoo Sun Moon; Suk Hoon Kang; Hyun Jin No; Moo Ho Won; Son Bong Ki; Sang Kyu Lee; Do Hoon Kim
- Book ID
- 116842217
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0278-5846
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