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Editorial
. 2009 Mar;5(2):143-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.01.013.

Commentary on "a roadmap for the prevention of dementia II. Leon Thal Symposium 2008." Rationale and recommendations for first evaluating anti-Alzheimer's disease medications in acute brain injury patients

James W Simpkins  1 , Joshua W Gatson, Jane G Wigginton
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Editorial

Commentary on "a roadmap for the prevention of dementia II. Leon Thal Symposium 2008." Rationale and recommendations for first evaluating anti-Alzheimer's disease medications in acute brain injury patients

James W Simpkins et al. Alzheimers Dement. 2009 Mar.
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  • A roadmap for the prevention of dementia II: Leon Thal Symposium 2008.
    Khachaturian ZS, Snyder PJ, Doody R, Aisen P, Comer M, Dwyer J, Frank RA, Holzapfel A, Khachaturian AS, Korczyn AD, Roses A, Simpkins JW, Schneider LS, Albert MS, Egge R, Deves A, Ferris S, Greenberg BD, Johnson C, Kukull WA, Poirier J, Schenk D, Thies W, Gauthier S, Gilman S, Bernick C, Cummings JL, Fillit H, Grundman M, Kaye J, Mucke L, Reisberg B, Sano M, Pickeral O, Petersen RC, Mohs RC, Carrillo M, Corey-Bloom JP, Foster NL, Jacobsen S, Lee V, Potter WZ, Sabbagh MN, Salmon D, Trojanowski JQ, Wexler N, Bain LJ. Khachaturian ZS, et al. Alzheimers Dement. 2009 Mar;5(2):85-92. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.01.021. Alzheimers Dement. 2009. PMID: 19328434 Free PMC article.

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