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Jacobson MW, Delis DC, Bondi, MW, Salmon DP. Do neuropsychological tests detect preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Individual-test versus cognitive-discrepancy score analyses. Neuropsychology. 2002 Apr Vol 16(2) 132-139.

Hebert LE, Scherr PA, Bienias JL, Bennett DA, Evans DA. Alzheimer Disease in the U.S. Population: Prevalence Estimates Using the 2000 Census. Arch. Neurol. August 2003; 60(8):1119-1122.



Review Date: 06/09/2005
Reviewed By: Michael Langan, M.D., Department of Geriatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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