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More questions than answers: early-life stress, cognitive decline, and dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2020

Kylie Radford*
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Research Australia, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Ageing Futures Institute UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Louise Lavrencic
Affiliation:
Neuroscience Research Australia, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Ageing Futures Institute UNSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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