Psychiatry Research
Volume 176, Issue 1 , Pages 51-54 , 30 March 2010

Severely stressful events and dementia: A study of an elderly Greek demented population

  • Magda Tsolaki

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Neurology, “G. Papanikolaou” Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Vasileios Papaliagkas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Physiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Fotini Kounti

      Affiliations

    • Greek Alzheimer Disease Association, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Chaido Messini

      Affiliations

    • Greek Alzheimer Disease Association, Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Marina Boziki

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Neurology, “G. Papanikolaou” Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Georgios Anogianakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Experimental Physiology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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  • Nikolaos Vlaikidis

      Affiliations

    • 3rd Department of Neurology, “G. Papanikolaou” Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Received 13 March 2008 ,Revised 31 May 2009 ,Accepted 11 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.06.001

Psychiatry Research
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