Ageing update. Dementia in a socio-cultural context: An idea whose time has come

Ageing and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 369-375

  Downs, Murna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033919041     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X99007758     Document Type: Article

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