Position Statement of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Regarding Principles of Care for Patients With Dementia Resulting From...

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Year: 2006
Type: article
Volume: 14
Issue: 7
Pages: 561-573
Citations: 271
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                                    Constantine G. Lyketsos, 
                                
                                    Christopher C. Colenda, 
                                
                                    Cornelia Beck
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            Position Statement of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Regarding Principles of Care for Patients With Dementia Resulting From Alzheimer Disease. 
                            American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
                            , 14
                            (7)
                            , 561-573.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/01.jgp.0000221334.65330.55
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/01.jgp.0000221334.65330.55