Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 470-478 , November 2009

The existence of cognitive plateaus in Alzheimer's disease

  • Andrea C. Bozoki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 517-884-2482; Fax: 517-432-9414.
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  • Hyonggin An

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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  • Eva S. Bozoki

      Affiliations

    • Brookhaven National Laboratories, Upton, NY, USA (retired)
    • ,
  • Roderick J. Little

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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PII: S1552-5260(09)02030-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2009.05.669

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Volume 5, Issue 6 , Pages 470-478 , November 2009

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