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Editorial
. 2023 Jul;38(7):e5978.
doi: 10.1002/gps.5978.

Could routine vaccinations prevent dementia?

Emma Poynton-Smith  1 , Martin Orrell  1 , John E Morley  2 , Jeffrey F Scherrer  3
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Editorial

Could routine vaccinations prevent dementia?

Emma Poynton-Smith et al. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer's; causal; dementia; prevention; risk; vaccinations.

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