Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 137-142 , July 2007

Historical note on Darwin’s consideration of early-onset dementia in older persons, thirty-six years before Alzheimer’s initial case report

  • Peter J. Snyder

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Division, Department of Psychology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
    • Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 860-706-7456.
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  • Alison M. Pearn

      Affiliations

    • Darwin Correspondence Project, Cambridge University Library, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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PII: S1552-5260(07)00487-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2007.04.392

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 137-142 , July 2007

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