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Higher Rates of Decline for Women and Apolipoprotein E ε4 Carriers

D. Holland, R.S. Desikan, A.M. Dale and L.K. McEvoy for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2013, 34 (12) 2287-2293; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3601
D. Holland
aFrom the Departments of Neurosciences (D.H., A.M.D., L.K.M.)
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bRadiology (R.S.D., A.M.D.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California.
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A.M. Dale
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L.K. McEvoy
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