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In search of the holy grail of quality dying with dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 June 2021

Carmelle Peisah Open the ORCID record for Carmelle Peisah [Opens in a new window]  and
Tiffany Jessop
Carmelle Peisah*
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry and Ageing Futures Institute, University New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
Tiffany Jessop
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia
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Email: cpeisah62@bigpond.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 10: Issue Theme: Non-cognitive Concerns in People with Dementia , October 2021 , pp. 1011 - 1013
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