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Editorial
. 2018 Aug;26(8):828-834.
doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.05.014. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

Stopping Cognitive Decline in Patients With Late-Life Depression: A New Front in the Fight Against Dementia

Eric J Lenze  1 , Aristotle N Voineskos  2 , Meryl A Butters  3 , Jordan F Karp  3 ; OPTIMUM and OPTIMUM-Neuro collaborative team
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Editorial

Stopping Cognitive Decline in Patients With Late-Life Depression: A New Front in the Fight Against Dementia

Eric J Lenze et al. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Aug.
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Pittsburgh compound B positron emission tomography images show varying amyloid deposition in three individuals with late-life depression.
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