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Comment
. 2016 Apr;15(5):451-2.
doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)00067-3.

Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Carolyn M Mazure  1 , Joel Swendsen  2
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Comment

Sex differences in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

Carolyn M Mazure et al. Lancet Neurol. 2016 Apr.
No abstract available

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We declare no competing interests.

Comment on

  • Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society.
    Winblad B, Amouyel P, Andrieu S, Ballard C, Brayne C, Brodaty H, Cedazo-Minguez A, Dubois B, Edvardsson D, Feldman H, Fratiglioni L, Frisoni GB, Gauthier S, Georges J, Graff C, Iqbal K, Jessen F, Johansson G, Jönsson L, Kivipelto M, Knapp M, Mangialasche F, Melis R, Nordberg A, Rikkert MO, Qiu C, Sakmar TP, Scheltens P, Schneider LS, Sperling R, Tjernberg LO, Waldemar G, Wimo A, Zetterberg H. Winblad B, et al. Lancet Neurol. 2016 Apr;15(5):455-532. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(16)00062-4. Lancet Neurol. 2016. PMID: 26987701 Review. No abstract available.

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