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Plasma Amino Acids, Downs Syndrome and Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Sarah E. Watkins ,
Michael A. Clifford ,
Simon F. Tidmarsh ,
Valerie E. Cowie ,
David M. Shaw ,
Eric Ah-Sing  and
John W. T. Dickerson
Sarah E. Watkins
Affiliation:
University of Wales, College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
Michael A. Clifford
Affiliation:
University of Wales, College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
Simon F. Tidmarsh
Affiliation:
University of Wales, College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
Valerie E. Cowie
Affiliation:
University of Wales, College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
David M. Shaw
Affiliation:
University of Wales, College of Medicine, Whitchurch Hospital, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF4 7XB
Eric Ah-Sing
Affiliation:
Division of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH
John W. T. Dickerson
Affiliation:
Division of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 3 , March 1986 , pp. 339 - 340
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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