The relationship between white matter low attenuation on brain CT and vascular risk factors: a memory clinic study - computed tomography

Age and Ageing,  Sept, 1995  by Khaled Amar,  Tim Lewis,  Gordon Wilcock,  Margaret Scott,  Romola Bucks

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