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Midlife improvements in financial situation and dementia risk: considerations for research, policy, and practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2020

Melissa K. Andrew
Melissa K. Andrew*
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Departments of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2E1, Canada
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Email: mandrew@dal.ca
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Special Issue 11: Issue Theme: Risk versus Protective Factors for Decline versus Well-Being , November 2020 , pp. 1271 - 1273
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