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Comment
. 2021 May 1;78(5):524-526.
doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0083.

A Link Between Cardiovascular Risk Management and Alzheimer Disease Is Still Elusive

Susan M Landau  1 , Theresa M Harrison  1
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Comment

A Link Between Cardiovascular Risk Management and Alzheimer Disease Is Still Elusive

Susan M Landau et al. JAMA Neurol. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Landau reports grants U19 AG024904, R01 MH098062, R01 AG062689, and R01 AG062542 from National Institutes of Health and W81XWH-13-1-0259 from the US Department of Defense. No other disclosures were reported.

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