Dementia at the end of life: What can hospices do?

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 6-10

  Regan, Ann ^a   Tapley, Michael ^a   Jolley, David ^a,b  

^a Willow Wood Hospice   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84893134578     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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