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Chromosomes in Senile Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Johannes Nielsen ,
Lis Jensen ,
Hanne Lindhardt ,
Lis Stöttrup  and
Annelise Söndergaard
Johannes Nielsen
Affiliation:
Århus State Hospital, Risskov, Denmark
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Extract

The present work is a study of the distribution of chromosomes in female patients with senile dementia and in two control populations, one the same age group and one below the age of 40.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 114 , Issue 508 , March 1968 , pp. 303 - 309
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1968 

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