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Published in: Journal of Neurology 8/2013

01-08-2013 | Medical Progress in the Journal of Neurology

News from epidemiological studies on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: a personal perspective

Authors: Massimo Musicco, Katie Palmer

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 8/2013

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Thousands of papers on neurodegenerative disorders and dementia are published every year in the most important scientific journals: thus, it is a hard task to synthesize the most novel findings. A reasonable solution is to report a personal point of view, considering research that challenges, reinforces, or contradicts commonly accepted scientific paradigms. Better understanding, and new avenues of research and knowledge, can be derived from a reasonable balance of these apparently contrasting conceptual premises. …
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Metadata
Title
News from epidemiological studies on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease: a personal perspective
Authors
Massimo Musicco
Katie Palmer
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Journal of Neurology / Issue 8/2013
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-6972-5

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