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The (in)accuracies of floating leaves: how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor

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The (in)accuracies of floating leaves: how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor. / Putland, Emma.
In: Dementia, Vol. 21, No. 5, 01.07.2022, p. 1471-1487.

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Putland, E 2022, 'The (in)accuracies of floating leaves: how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor', Dementia, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1471-1487. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211072507

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Putland, E. (2022). The (in)accuracies of floating leaves: how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor. Dementia, 21(5), 1471-1487. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211072507

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Putland E. The (in)accuracies of floating leaves: how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor. Dementia. 2022 Jul 1;21(5):1471-1487. Epub 2022 Feb 11. doi: 10.1177/14713012211072507

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Putland, Emma. / The (in)accuracies of floating leaves : how people with varying experiences of dementia differently position the same visual metaphor. In: Dementia. 2022 ; Vol. 21, No. 5. pp. 1471-1487.

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