End of life care in dementia: Building bridges for effective multidisciplinary care

Dementia

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-334

  Sampson, Elizabeth L ^a   Robinson, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 69949170531     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301209106664     Document Type: Editorial

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