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Comment
. 2010 Nov;13(4):101.
doi: 10.1136/ebmh.13.4.101.

Spouses of people with incident dementia are at sixfold increased risk of developing dementia themselves

Peter P Vitaliano  1
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Spouses of people with incident dementia are at sixfold increased risk of developing dementia themselves

Peter P Vitaliano. Evid Based Ment Health. 2010 Nov.
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