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Cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s: faster in early-onset than late-onset disease

Commentary on “Clinical characteristics of early-onset versus late-onset: Alzheimer’s disease—A systematic review and meta-analysis” by Seath et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2023

Zuzana Walker*
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Wickford, UK
Tim Whitfield
Affiliation:
Division of Psychiatry, University College London, London, UK
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of International Psychogeriatric Association

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