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Efficacy of Home-Based Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Managing Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Older Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias. 家庭远程监督经颅直流电刺激治疗老年阿尔茨海默病及相关痴呆患者神经精神症状的疗效

Integrative and complementary therapies Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-21 DOI: 10.1089/ict.2024.21943.jp

Juyoung Park, Chiyoung Lee, Lifeng Lin, James Galvin, Mindy J Fain, Angela Allen, Lindsey Park, Hyochol Ahn

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