The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study: design and baseline data of a randomized trial of Ginkgo biloba extract in prevention of dementia.

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Published in Contemp Clin Trials on April 19, 2006

Authors

Steven T DeKosky1, Annette Fitzpatrick, Diane G Ives, Judith Saxton, Jeff Williamson, Oscar L Lopez, Gregory Burke, Linda Fried, Lewis H Kuller, John Robbins, Russell Tracy, Nancy Woolard, Leslie Dunn, Richard Kronmal, Richard Nahin, Curt Furberg, GEMS Investigators

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, 3471 Fifth Avenue, Suite 811, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. DeKoskyST@upmc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Ginkgo Biloba Prevention Trial in Older Individuals | NCT00010803

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