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Pilot Study of Amino Acids in Senile Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

D. M. Shaw ,
S. F. Tidmarsh ,
B. M. Karajgi ,
E. A. Sweeney ,
S. Williams ,
M. Elameer  and
C. Twining
D. M. Shaw
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
S. F. Tidmarsh
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
B. M. Karajgi
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
E. A. Sweeney
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
S. Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
M. Elameer
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
C. Twining
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Whitchurch and Royal Hamadryad Hospital, Welsh National School of Medicine, Cardiff
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 139 , Issue 6 , December 1981 , pp. 580 - 582
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1981 

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