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Practical Guidelines for the Recognition and Diagnosis of Dementia

James E. Galvin and Carl H. Sadowsky
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2012, 25 (3) 367-382; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.100181
James E. Galvin
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vol. 25 no. 3 367-382
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.100181
PubMed 
22570400

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1557-2625
Online ISSN 
1558-7118
History 
  • Received for publication August 4, 2010
  • Revision received October 17, 2011
  • Accepted for publication October 19, 2011
  • Published online May 8, 2012.

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© Copyright 2012 by the American Board of Family Medicine.

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  1. James E. Galvin, MD, MPH and
  2. Carl H. Sadowsky, MD
  1. From the Center of Excellence for Brain Aging, New York University Langone School of Medicine, New York, NY (JEG); Division of Neurology, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Premiere Research Institute, Palm Beach Neurology, West Palm Beach, FL (CHS).
  1. Corresponding author: James E. Galvin, MD, MPH, Center of Excellence for Brain Aging, New York University Langone School of Medicine, 145 East 32nd Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10016 (E-mail: James.Galvin{at}nyumc.org).
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James E. Galvin, Carl H. Sadowsky
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2012, 25 (3) 367-382; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.03.100181

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