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Comment
. 2020 Jan;30(1):203.
doi: 10.1111/bpa.12796.

Anthropometric rather than ethnic factors may explain differences in the incidence of Alzheimer-type neurodegenerative changes

Sergio U Dani  1 , José Eymard H Pittella  2
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Anthropometric rather than ethnic factors may explain differences in the incidence of Alzheimer-type neurodegenerative changes

Sergio U Dani et al. Brain Pathol. 2020 Jan.
No abstract available

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  • Response letter: neuropathological lesions in the very old.
    Suemoto CK, Leite REP, Ferretti-Rebustini REL, Rodriguez RD, Nitrini R, Pasqualucci CA, Jacob-Filho W, Grinberg LT. Suemoto CK, et al. Brain Pathol. 2020 Jan;30(1):204. doi: 10.1111/bpa.12795. Brain Pathol. 2020. PMID: 31596998 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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