Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes : the accounts of family carers.

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care homes, nursing homes, dementia, family carer, end of life, dying

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Approaching the end of life and dying with dementia in care homes : the accounts of family carers. / Hennings, J.; Froggatt, Katherine; Keady, J.
In: Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, Vol. 20, No. 2, 05.2010, p. 114-127.

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