Can We Prevent, Delay, or Shorten the Course of Dementia?

Willem A Van Gool

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030430

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Can We Prevent, Delay, or Shorten the Course of Dementia?

Willem A Van Gool

Can We Prevent, Delay, or Shorten the Course of Dementia?

Willem A Van Gool

Published: October 31, 2006
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030430

About the Authors

Willem A Van Gool

Competing Interests

The author is Principal Investigator of pre-DIVA (“Prevention of dementia by intensive vascular care”, ISRCTN #29711771), a study of primary prevention of dementia.

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