The prevalence of the Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in Sydney, Australia: a prospective necropsy study.

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• Publication year

  1989

• Venue

  Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

• Publication date

  1989-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1136/jnnp.52.2.282PMID 2784828PMCID PMC1032524
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