Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 1 , Pages 57-61 , July 2002

Why the preeminent risk factor in sporadic Alzheimer's disease cannot be genetic

  • H.D Foster

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Harold D. Foster PhD, Department of Geography, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3050, Victoria, British Columbia V8W 3P5, Canada, fax: +250-712-6216

Received 25 June 2001 ,Accepted 1 November 2001.

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Medical Hypotheses
Volume 59, Issue 1 , Pages 57-61 , July 2002

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