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Down's syndrome, longevity, and Alzheimer's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

V. P. Prasher
V. P. Prasher*
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Department of Psychiatry Birmingham University Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital Mindelsohn Way Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2QZ
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 5 , May 1993 , pp. 711
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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