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Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ian McKeith ,
Andrew Fairbairn ,
Ruth Briel ,
Richard Harrison  and
Nick Tasker
Ian McKeith
Affiliation:
Brighton Clinic, Newcastle Mental Health (NHS) Trust, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
Andrew Fairbairn
Affiliation:
Brighton Clinic, Newcastle Mental Health (NHS) Trust, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
Ruth Briel
Affiliation:
Brighton Clinic, Newcastle Mental Health (NHS) Trust, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
Richard Harrison
Affiliation:
Brighton Clinic, Newcastle Mental Health (NHS) Trust, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
Nick Tasker
Affiliation:
Brighton Clinic, Newcastle Mental Health (NHS) Trust, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 6BE
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 163 , Issue 2 , August 1993 , pp. 262 - 263
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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