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Editorial
. 2009 Aug 12;302(6):686-7.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2009.1149.

Mediterranean diet and late-life cognitive impairment: a taste of benefit

David S Knopman
Editorial

Mediterranean diet and late-life cognitive impairment: a taste of benefit

David S Knopman. JAMA. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures: DSK has served on a Data Safety Monitoring Board for Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals (completed 10-08) and received personal compensation, will serve on a Data Safety Monitoring Board for Lilly and will receive personal compensation, and is an investigator for clinical trials sponsored by Baxter Pharmaceuticals, Elan Pharmaceuticals and Forest Pharmaceuticals. He served as one time consultant to GlaxoSmithKline for an anti-Alzheimer agent. He is an Associate Editor of Neurology for which he receives compensation from the American Academy of Neurology.

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