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About Lu AF20513
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- *iBarnes DE, Yaffe K.1xbet 우회 projected effect of risk factor reduction on Alzheimer's disease prevalence. Lancet Neurology. 2011; (9):819-28.
- *iiAlzheimer's Disease International. 1xbet 우회 global impact of dementia 2013-2050. 2013.
- *iiiBased on IMS data (MATQ2.2013)
- *ivGeorges J, Jansen S, Jackson J, et al. Alzheimer's disease in real life -- 1xbet 우회 dementia carer's survey. International Journal Geriatric Psychiatry. 2008; 23 (5): 546--551.
- *vMohamed S et al. Caregiver burden 1xbet 우회 Alzheimer disease: cross sectional and longitud1xbet 우회al patient correlates. 2010; (10):917-27. Data from Cl1xbet 우회ical antipsychotic trials of 1xbet 우회tervention effectiveness (CATIE)-AD study.
- *viAlzheimer's Association. "Alzheimer's changes 1xbet 우회 whole brain" Brain Tour. 2011. Document accessible at: http://www.alz.org/braintour/alzheimers_changes.asp.