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Symptom variability in dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 June 2014

David Ames*
Affiliation:
Director, National Ageing Research Institute, and Professor of Ageing and Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Former Editor-in-Chief and current Book Review Editor for International Psychogeriatrics Email: dames@unimelb.edu.au

Extract

The editorial team has chosen the paper by Rockwood and colleagues on good and bad days in dementia, which immediately follows this commentary in this current issue of International Psychogeriatrics, to be the paper of the month.

Type
Commentary paper of the month
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2014 

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