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Dignity in knowledge

Informing patients with Alzheimer's disease about their diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. A. Clafferty
R. A. Clafferty*
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Department of Psychiatry, The University of Edinburgh, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 7: The Journal of Trends in Psychiatric Practice , July 1999 , pp. 394 - 396
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