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Dementia care and reopening the doors of nursing homes during the pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2021

Antonio Lobo  and
Concepcion De la Camara
Antonio Lobo*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS-A), Zaragoza, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain
Concepcion De la Camara
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS-A), Zaragoza, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain Hospital Clinico Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain
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Email: alobosat@gmail.com
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 34 , Issue 4: Issue Theme: Varied Facets of Dementia , April 2022 , pp. 327 - 330
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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