A 6-month open-label study of the effectiveness and tolerability of galantamine in patients with Alzheimer's disease

International Journal of Clinical Practice - Tập 58 Số 2 - Trang 144-148
C.E. Patterson1, Anthony Peter Passmore1, V. L. S. Crawford1
1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Whitla Medical Building, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK

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