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Care staff working with people with dementia: training, knowledge and confidence

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Care staff working with people with dementia: training, knowledge and confidence. / Hughes, Jane; Bagley, Heather ; Reilly, Siobhan et al.
In: Dementia, Vol. 7, No. 2, 2008, p. 227-238.

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Hughes, J, Bagley, H, Reilly, S, Burns, A & Challis, D 2008, 'Care staff working with people with dementia: training, knowledge and confidence', Dementia, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301208091159

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Hughes, J., Bagley, H., Reilly, S., Burns, A., & Challis, D. (2008). Care staff working with people with dementia: training, knowledge and confidence. Dementia, 7(2), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301208091159

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Hughes J, Bagley H, Reilly S, Burns A, Challis D. Care staff working with people with dementia: training, knowledge and confidence. Dementia. 2008;7(2):227-238. doi: 10.1177/1471301208091159

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Hughes, Jane ; Bagley, Heather ; Reilly, Siobhan et al. / Care staff working with people with dementia : training, knowledge and confidence. In: Dementia. 2008 ; Vol. 7, No. 2. pp. 227-238.

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RIS

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