Vitamin E and Cognitive Decline in Older Persons
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Vitamin E and cognitive decline in older persons.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Neurology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0003-9942
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.59.7.1125