Statins, risk of dementia, and cognitive function: secondary analysis of the ginkgo evaluation of memory study.

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Published in J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis on January 14, 2011

Authors

Kerstin Bettermann1, Alice M Arnold, Jeff Williamson, Stephen Rapp, Kaycee Sink, James F Toole, Michelle C Carlson, Sevil Yasar, Steven Dekosky, Gregory L Burke

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Neurology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. kbettermann@hmc.psu.edu

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