Limitations of Current Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Proposed Plan to Improve it

Kedar N Prasad*

Kedar N Prasad*

Volume5-Issue9
Dates: Received: 2024-08-25 | Accepted: 2024-09-08 | Published: 2024-09-11
Pages: 1116-1121

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Prasad KN. Limitations of Current Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Proposed Plan to Improve it. J Biomed Res Environ Sci. 2024 Sept 11; 5(9): 1116-1121. doi: 10.37871/jbres1998, Article ID: JBRES1998, Available at: https://www.jelsciences. com/articles/jbres1998.pdf

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Alzheimers

Neurology

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