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. 1987 Jan;50(1):113–115. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.50.1.113

Mental status changes induced by eye drops in dementia of the Alzheimer type.

P F Reyes, B A Dwyer, R J Schwartzman, T Sacchetti
PMCID: PMC1033271  PMID: 3819748

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