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The Person Who Has Dementia |
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Where Do You Go from Here? |
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9 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 Getting Medical Help for the Person Who Has Dementia |
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The Evaluation of the Person with a Suspected Dementia |
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Finding Someone to Do an Evaluation |
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16 | (1) |
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The Medical Treatment and Management of Dementia |
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17 | (3) |
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17 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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The Geriatric Care Manager |
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19 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Characteristic Behavioral Symptoms in People Who Have Dementia |
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The Brain, Behavior, and Personality: Why People Who Have Dementia Do the Things They Do |
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Caregiving: Some General Suggestions |
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24 | (3) |
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27 | (1) |
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Overreacting, or Catastrophic Reactions |
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28 | (5) |
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33 | (1) |
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Problems with Speech and Communication |
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34 | (5) |
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Problems People Who Have Dementia Experience in Making Themselves Understood |
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34 | (2) |
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Problems People Who Have Dementia Experience in Understanding Others |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (3) |
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42 | (1) |
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Symptoms That Are Better Sometimes and Worse at Other Times |
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43 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Problems in Independent Living |
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Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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45 | (1) |
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Managing the Early Stages of Dementia |
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46 | (1) |
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When a Person Must Give Up a Job |
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47 | (1) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Manage Money |
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48 | (2) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Drive Safely |
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50 | (3) |
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When a Person Can No Longer Live Alone |
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53 | (7) |
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When You Suspect That Someone Living Alone Is Developing Dementia |
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53 | (3) |
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56 | (1) |
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Moving to a New Residence |
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56 | (4) |
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Chapter 5 Problems Arising in Daily Care |
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60 | (6) |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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64 | (1) |
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Highways and Parking Lots |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (8) |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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When to Consider Tube Feeding |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (2) |
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76 | (3) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (7) |
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80 | (2) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (2) |
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Incontinence (Wetting or Soiling) |
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86 | (5) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (2) |
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Problems with Walking and Balance, and Falling |
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91 | (3) |
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Becoming Chairbound or Bedfast |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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Changes You Can Make at Home |
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94 | (4) |
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Should Environments Be Cluttered or Bare? |
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96 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Medical Problems |
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98 | (24) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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If the Person with Dementia Must Enter the Hospital |
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111 | (2) |
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Seizures, Fits, or Convulsions |
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113 | (2) |
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Jerking Movements (Myoclonus) |
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115 | (1) |
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Death of the Person Who Has Dementia |
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115 | (7) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Hospice and Palliative Care |
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116 | (1) |
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Dying in the Hospital or Nursing Home |
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117 | (1) |
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When Should Treatment End? |
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117 | (2) |
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What Kind of Care Can Be Given at the End of Life? |
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119 | (3) |
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Chapter 7 Managing the Behavioral and Neuropsychiatry Symptoms of Dementia |
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The Six ft's of Behavior Management |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (10) |
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126 | (1) |
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The Management of Wandering |
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127 | (7) |
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Sleep Disturbances and Night Wandering |
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134 | (2) |
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Worsening in the Evening ("Sundowning") |
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136 | (2) |
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Losing, Hoarding, or Hiding Things |
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138 | (1) |
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Rummaging in Drawers and Closets |
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139 | (1) |
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Inappropriate Sexual Behavior |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Clinging or Persistently Following You Around ("Shadowing") |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (2) |
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Stubbornness and Uncooperativeness |
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150 | (1) |
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When the Person Who Has Dementia Insults the Sitter |
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151 | (1) |
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Using Medication to Manage Behavior |
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152 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Symptoms Associated with Mood Change and Suspiciousness |
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153 | (16) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Anxiety, Nervousness, and Restlessness |
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158 | (2) |
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False Ideas, Suspiciousness, Paranoia, and Hallucinations |
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160 | (7) |
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161 | (1) |
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Failure to Recognize People or Things (Agnosia) |
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161 | (1) |
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"My Mother Is Coming for Me" |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (3) |
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166 | (1) |
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Delusions and Hallucinations |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Special Arrangements If You Become Ill |
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169 | (4) |
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170 | (1) |
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In the Event of Your Death |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Getting Outside Help |
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173 | (19) |
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Help from Friends and Neighbors |
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173 | (1) |
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Finding Information and Services |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (5) |
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Having Someone Come into Your Home |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (2) |
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Short-Stay Residential Care |
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179 | (1) |
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Planning in Advance for Home Care, Day Care, and Respite Care |
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180 | (1) |
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When the Person Who Has Dementia Rejects the Care |
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180 | (3) |
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Your Own Feelings about Getting Respite for Yourself |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (1) |
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Should Respite Programs Mix People Who Have Different Problems? |
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188 | (1) |
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Determining the Quality of Services |
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189 | (1) |
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Research and Demonstration Programs |
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190 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 You and the Person Who Has Dementia |
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192 | (20) |
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194 | (4) |
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Understanding Family Conflicts |
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198 | (2) |
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Division of Responsibility |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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Coping with Role Changes and Family Conflict |
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201 | (3) |
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202 | (2) |
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When You Live Out of Town |
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204 | (1) |
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When You Are Not the Primary Caregiver, What Can You Do to Help? |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (4) |
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210 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 How Caring for a Person Who Has Dementia Affects You |
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212 | (20) |
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212 | (12) |
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213 | (3) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (1) |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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Isolation and Feeling Alone |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Being Hopeful and Being Realistic |
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223 | (1) |
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Mistreating the Person Who Has Dementia |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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If Your Spouse Has Dementia |
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226 | (2) |
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If a Parent Who Has Dementia Lives with You |
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228 | (1) |
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228 | (3) |
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229 | (2) |
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When the Person You Have Cared for Dies |
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231 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Caring for Yourself |
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232 | (12) |
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233 | (2) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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Find Additional Help If You Need It |
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235 | (4) |
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Recognize the Warning Signs |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (2) |
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Joining with Other Families: The Alzheimer's Association and Similar Organizations |
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239 | (3) |
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240 | (1) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Financial and Legal Issues |
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244 | (14) |
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Your Financial Assessment |
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244 | (7) |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (5) |
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Where to Look for the Forgetful Person's Resources |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (5) |
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Chapter 15 Long-Term Care Arrangements |
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258 | (30) |
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Types of Living Arrangements |
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259 | (5) |
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Moving with the Person Who Has Dementia |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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266 | (3) |
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Finding a Long-Term Care Setting outside the Home |
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269 | (9) |
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270 | (2) |
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Guidelines for Selecting a Long-Term Care Facility |
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272 | (6) |
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Moving a Person to a Residential Care Facility |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (5) |
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280 | (3) |
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283 | (1) |
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When Problems Occur in the Nursing Home or Other Residential Care Facility |
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284 | (2) |
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Sexual Issues in Nursing Homes or Other Care Facilities |
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286 | (2) |
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Chapter 16 Preventing and Delaying Cognitive Decline |
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288 | (7) |
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Usual Age-Associated Changes |
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288 | (1) |
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Recalling Words and Speed of Mental Performance |
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288 | (1) |
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Risk Factors for Dementia |
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289 | (4) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Social and Intellectual Activity |
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290 | (1) |
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291 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Brain Disorders and the Causes of Dementia |
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295 | (12) |
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Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (9) |
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Alcohol Use Disorder--Associated Dementia |
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297 | (1) |
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297 | (2) |
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Amnestic (Korsakoff) Syndrome |
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299 | (1) |
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Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy |
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299 | (1) |
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy |
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299 | (1) |
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Corticobasat Ganglionic Degeneration |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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The Frontotemporal Dementias |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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Parkinson Disease-Associated Dementia |
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302 | (1) |
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Primary Progressive Aphasia |
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303 | (1) |
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Progressive Supranuclear Palsy |
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303 | (1) |
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Traumatic Brain Injury (Head Trauma) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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Young or Early Onset Dementia |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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Stroke and Other Localized Brain Injury |
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305 | (1) |
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Transient Ischemic Attack |
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306 | (1) |
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Chapter 18 Research in Dementia |
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307 | (18) |
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307 | (3) |
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309 | (1) |
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Research in Vascular Dementia and Stroke |
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310 | (1) |
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Research in Alzheimer Disease |
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310 | (6) |
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Structural Changes in the Brain |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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Abnormal Proteins within Brain Cells |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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313 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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Brain (or Stem) Cell Transplants |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (2) |
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319 | (1) |
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Neuropsychological Testing |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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Keeping Physically and Mentally Active |
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321 | (1) |
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The Effect of Acute Illness on Dementia |
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321 | (1) |
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Research into the Delivery of Services |
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322 | (1) |
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323 | (1) |
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