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Alzheimer's Disease

References

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. Early Alzheimer's disease: recognition and assessment; Clinical Practice Guideline, No. 19. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. Available at: http://www.ahcpr.gov/clinic/alzover.htm. Accessed January 2008.

Alzheimer's Association. Public Policy FAQs. Available at: http://www.alz.org/. Accessed January 2008.

Alzheimer's disease Education and Referral Center. National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Aging. Available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers. Accessed January 2008.

Alzheimer?s Disease.com. Available at: http://www.exelonpatch.com/info/about/alzheimers/alzheimers-explained.jsp?WT.svl=FM. Accessed January 2008.

Alzheimer?s Disease Fact Sheet. National Institutes of Health?s National Institute of Aging. Available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/adfacts.htm. Accessed February 2007.

Alzheimer?s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. National Institutes of Health?s National Institute of Aging. Available at: http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/ResearchInformation/ClinicalTrials/ADNI.htm. Accessed January 2008.

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FDA approved Reminyl for the treatment of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease [press release]. March 5, 2001. Alzheimer Research Forum Web site. Available at: http://www.alzforum.org/. Accessed January 2008.

Frazin, N. Drug Screening Study Suggests New Treatments for Alzheimer?s. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Available at: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/news_and_events/news_articles/news_article_Alzheimer_Cdk5_inhibitors_092605.htm. Accessed January 2008.

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Mozes, Alan. Nasal Vaccine Might Slow Alzheimer?s. Available at: http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52934. Accessed March 2006.

Namenda Package Insert. St. Louis, MO: Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc; 2003 October. Available at: http://www.namenda.com. Accessed January 2008.

New drug therapies delay effects of Alzheimer's disease. New England Journal of Medicine April 24, 1997. Alzheimer's disease Education and Referral Center, National Institute on Aging web site. Available at: http://www.alzheimers.org/nianews12.html.

Ropper AH, Brown RH. Alzheimer?s Disease. In: Principles of Neurology. 8th. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2005: pages 898-906. Standaert DG, Young AB. Treatment of Alzheimer?s Disease. Goodman and Gilman?s -The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics -11th ed. McGraw & Hill; 2006: pages 538-540.

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