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Implementing adaptive technologies in dementia care: local solutions for a global problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2020

Hannah L. Heintz and
Ipsit V. Vahia
Hannah L. Heintz
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478USA
Ipsit V. Vahia
Affiliation:
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478USAHarvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115USA Email: ivahia@partners.org
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 8: Issue Theme: Technology for Brain Health and Artificial Wisdom , August 2020, pp. 897 - 899
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