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Promoting preparedness and reducing pre-death grief

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2020

Pamela Durepos
Pamela Durepos*
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick from July 2020 McMaster University, School of Graduate Studies
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Email: lapospm@mcmaster.ca
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 32 , Issue 6: Issue Theme: Interaction of Depression and Cognition in Older Age , June 2020 , pp. 693 - 695
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2020

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