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Can reading increase cognitive reserve?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2021

Carol K. Chan
Carol K. Chan*
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Email: cchan46@jhmi.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 1: Issue Theme: Assessment of Risk Markers for Cognitive Impairment , January 2021 , pp. 15 - 17
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