Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 693-706 , May 2008

Olfaction in patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

  • Jelena Djordjevic

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University Street, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Québec, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 514 398 6644x00248; fax: +1 514 398 1338.
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  • Marilyn Jones-Gotman

      Affiliations

    • Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University Street, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3A 2B4, Québec, Canada
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  • Kathy De Sousa

      Affiliations

    • Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3T 1E2, Canada
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  • Howard Chertkow

      Affiliations

    • Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis Institute, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, H3T 1E2, Canada

Received 31 July 2006 ,Revised 10 November 2006 ,Accepted 19 November 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.11.014

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 693-706 , May 2008

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