Knowledge of Dementia: Do family members understand dementia as a terminal condition?

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Knowledge of Dementia: Do family members understand dementia as a terminal condition?

Current research identifies advanced dementia to be the terminal phase of this progressive and incurable condition. However, there has been relatively little investigation into how family members of people with advanced dementia understand their relative's condition. In this article, we report...

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Main Authors:	Andrews, S., McInerney, F., Toye, Christine, Parkinson, C., Robinson, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	2015
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/3375

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