LIVING ALONE WITH DEMENTIA: FINDINGS FROM THE IDEAL COHORT
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Living alone with dementia: risk and the professional role.
These key words are based on the subject headings from the British Nursing Index. This article has been subject to double-blind review. The number of people with dementia is increasing alongside the social trend of a greater proportion of the population living on their own. But there appear to be few studies that focus on the theme of people with dementia living alone. The related area of risk ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation in Aging
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2399-5300
DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igz038.155