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. 1990 Nov;89:233–235. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9089233

Alzheimer's disease and aluminum toxicology.

B Corain, G G Bombi, A Tapparo, M Nicolini, P Zatta, M Perazzolo, M Favarato
PMCID: PMC1567779  PMID: 1982433

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