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Association of verbal fluency test with progression to dementia in non-demented older adults
Hiroyuki Umegaki,
Yusuke Suzuki,
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Hiroyuki Umegaki
Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Centre for Community Liaison and Patient Consultations, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHiroyuki Umegaki,
Yusuke Suzuki,
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Hiroyuki Umegaki
Department of Community Healthcare and Geriatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYusuke Suzuki
Centre for Community Liaison and Patient Consultations, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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